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Prince G. WHAT-IS-THE-G-FOR Singh is the Eighth Bishop of Rochester in The Episcopal Church. He was elected February 2, 2008, and was consecrated as Bishop of Rochester on May 31, 2008 at Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York.

== Biography == Singh was born MONTH DAY, YEAR in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to FATHER-NAME, a OCCUPATION and MOTHER-NAME, a OCCUPATION. Singh emigrated to the United States in YEAR and was naturalized in YEAR. He married Roja SURNAME in 1991 in LOCATION and they have two sons.

Education: Singh received a Bachelor of Science in Zoology (1983) and a Master of Arts in Public Administration (1985) from Madras Christian College, Tambaram, India. He received a Bachelor of Divinity in Theology (1989) from Union Biblical Seminary, India. In the United States, he recieved a Master of Theology in Practical Theology (1994) from Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, a Master of Theology in Church and Society(1995) from Princeton Seminary, and then a Master of Philosophy (2002) and Ph.D. in Religion and Society (2005) from Drew University.

== Ministry Experience ==
 * Singh was ordained in 1989 as a transitional deacon and in 1990 as a Presbyter in the Church of South India (Anglican Communion) From 1990 to 1997, he served congregations in rural South India.
 * Pravaham-a visionary commune, Vellore; Church of South India (CSI), Madras Diocese, Karunguzhi; CSI, Madras Diocese, Kothapallimitta; CSI, Madras Diocese, Arkonam; St. Andrew’s Church, Madras; Mental Hospital, Madras; Leprosy Colony, Madras; Madras Christian College, Chennai.


 * Associate Rector, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey, Diocese of Newark (1997-2000).
 * Rector, St. Alban's, Oakland, New Jersey, Diocese of Newark (2000-2008).
 * Additionally, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Wantage, NJ; St. David’s Episcopal Church, Kinnelon, NJ; Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, West Milford, NJ; First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, Texas.
 * Co-founder, Dalit Solidarity Forum in the United States of America.
 * Member, Board of Creative Living Counseling Center.
 * Chairperson, Oakland Franklin Lakes Interfaith Council.
 * Adjunct faculty member, Drew Theological Seminary in Madison, New Jersey.


 * Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester (2008-present).
 * Also, Member, Board of Trustees of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester, New York.
 * Member, Board of Directors of Episcopal Senior Life Communities, Rochester, New York.
 * Member, Board of Trustees at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York.

== Publications ==
 * "Human dignity and social visibility: a Christian social ethic to engage India's caste discrimination against Dalits", Ph.D. dissertation, Drew University, 2005.
 * Singh writes regularly for the web site of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester.