Bishop Robert Caldwell

Abstract

Abstract: At Calcutta in March 1877 after nearly forty years in India and at the age of 63, Caldwell was consecrated as bishop. It had long been felt that Tirunelveli should have a bishop of its own and in many ways Caldwell had, together with Rev Dr Edward Sargent of the Church Missionary Society (CMS), carried out the coordinating function in their large districts with help from their societies in Madras. Caldwell felt that he could do more good by ministering not to the privileged higher castes in the towns and European settlements but to the poorest and most isolated communities. Caldwell’s mission lasted more than fifty years.