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{{Infobox Christian leader<br />
| type = Bishop<br />
| name = Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep<br />
| title = Former [[Bishop]] of [[Diocese of Coimbatore of the Church of South India|CSI Coimbatore Diocese ]]<br />
| image = Bishop Photo.png<br />
| alt = Bishop Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep<br />
| caption = <br />
| church = Christian<br />
| archdiocese = <br />
| diocese = <br />
| see = [[Church of South India]]<br />
| term = from 2013 to 22-12-2025<br />
| predecessor = Manickam Dorai<br />
| successor = ''[[Incumbent]]''<br />
<!-- Orders -->| ordination = 1997<br />
| ordained_by = William Moses<br />
| consecration = 28 September 2013<br />
| consecrated_by = <br />
| rank = <!-- Personal details --><br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|12|20}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Ketti]], [[Nilgiris district]],<br/>[[Madras State]]<br/>(now [[Tamil Nadu]]), India<br />
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| previous_post = Liaison Officer, CSI-EMS India Desk, Chennai<br />
| module = {{Infobox person|child=yes| website = {{URL|www.bptravinder.com}} }}<br />
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'''Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep''' is the former [[Bishop]] of [[Diocese of Coimbatore of the Church of South India|Coimbatore Diocese]] of [[Church of South India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Bishop for CSI Church|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-bishop-for-csi-church/article5169424.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date =26 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Early years==<br />
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Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep was born on 20 December 1958 to S. Timothy and Emily Jane<ref>{{Cite book |last=Appuswamy |first=Prashanth |title=Bishop Timothy Ravinder: Ethical Leadership in the Corridors of Faith |date=2024 |publisher=White Falcon Publishing |isbn=979-8-89222-311-9 |edition=1st Edition, 2024 |location=Chandigarh |pages=1–3 |language=English}}</ref> and was brought up in [[Ketti]], a small village south of [[Ooty]] in [[Nilgiris district]] of present-day [[Tamil Nadu]]. He completed his primary education from The Laidlaw Memorial School of St. George's Homes, Ketti.<br />
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He took the pre-university course at Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.<ref name="Appuswamy2">{{Cite book |last=Appuswamy |first=Prashanth |title=Bishop Timothy Ravinder: Ethical Leadership in the Corridors of Faith |date=2024 |publisher=White Falcon Publishing |isbn=979-8-89222-311-9 |edition=1st Edition, 2024 |location=Chandigarh |pages=9–10 |language=English}}</ref> He did his graduate course in B.Sc. Physics at the [[University of Madras]] from Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya.<ref name="Appuswamy2"/> He completed a theological degree B.D. from the [[United Theological College, Bangalore]], India (1991 to 1996).<ref>{{Cite web |title=UTC Degree |url=https://www.bptravinder.com/utc-degree/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Bishop Timothy Ravinder |language=en-US}}</ref> Subsequent to this he was selected to take an autumn course in New Testament studies at the Copenhagen University in Denmark. In 2003 Ravinder was deputed by the Church of South India from the Coimbatore diocese to work with the Protestant Church in Baden, Germany from 2003 to 2008 where he studied German Language, under The European Language Certificates, Communications and Competence in Rheinfelden Baden, Germany.<ref>{{cite web |title=Certificate |url=https://www.bptravinder.com/milestones/ |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref><br />
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Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep is married to Anny Hemalatha. He has two children.<br />
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== Elevation to Bishopric ==<br />
Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep was consecrated as the 6th bishop in [[Diocese of Coimbatore of the Church of South India|Coimbatore Diocese of the Church of South India]] on 28 September 2013 by Most Rev Devakadasham, Moderator, [[Church of South India]].<br />
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