G. S. Luke

Gaddam Samuel Luke
Bishop – in – Dornakal (1980-1985)
Church	Christian
Diocese	Dornakal
See	Church of South India
In office	1980-1985
Predecessor	P. Solomon
Successor	D. N. Samuel
Orders
Ordination	10 September 1950 by Bishop A. B. Elliott
Consecration	7 January 1980 1980 by N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel, Moderator, Church of South India Synod and Solomon Doraiswamy, Deputy Moderator, Church of South India Synod
Personal details
Born	15 December 1920 Sriramulapalli,Karimnagar District
Died	16 March 2000 Khammam
Previous post	Pastor, Diocese of Dornakal(1945-1980)

Bishop G. S. Luke was the fourth Bishop in Dornakal Diocese of the Church of South India occupying the Cathedra in the CSI-Epiphany Cathedral in Dornakal from 1980 to 1986.

After early schooling at the mission schools in Jagtial, Medak and Secunderabad, Luke went to Madras in 1940 and studied at the Madras Christian College, Tambaram. After discerning his avocation towards priesthood, Solomon moved to the United Theological College, Bangalore where he studied from 1945-1948 for the graduate course leading to Bachelor of Divinity awarded by the Senate of Serampore College (University), India's first {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956} with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.

After his ordination in 1950 by Bishop A. B. Elliott, Luke ministered in the parishes of Diocese of Dornakal. In 1962, he went on a sabbatical to Episcopal Diocese of Olympia and on his return continued to pastor in the Diocese of Dornakal. In 1979, Bishop P. Solomon retired on attaining superannuation and the bishopric remained sede vacante. The Church of South India Synod appointed G. S. Luke whose consecration took place at the CSI-Epiphany Cathedral, Dornakal by N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel and Solomon Doraiswamy.