C. V. Mathew
C. V. Mathew was the Presiding Bishop of the St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India.

Mathew's area of specialization is in Religions, Hindu Fundamentalism, and a Christian response. Mathew was consecrated as the presiding bishop on November 28, 2008 along with rt rev Dr thomas Abraham bishop

Career

 Presiding Bishop St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India - the Biblical, Episcopal and democratic church in India.
 President Bible Society of India - Kerala Auxiliary
 Chairman of the Evangelical Fellowship of India - the grouping of all evangelical churches, organizations and ministries in the country.
 Director of World Vision international Asia Pacific Region
 Deputy Chairman of the Lausanne Committee of world Evangelization
 Principal of Jubilee Memorial Bible College, Chennai.
 Academic Dean, Union Biblical Seminary - India's largest evangelical seminary.
Moreover, he traveled throughout India and was a known figure in all the missionary circles as a great evangelist.His contribution in the educational field is noteworthy.He was also serving as the Vicar of the different parishes of the St Thomas Evangelical church of India.

Writings
 Area of Light: The Indian Church and Modernisation by Charles Corwin, C. V. Mathew. Hardcover, ISPCK,  (81-7214-166-1)
 Jubilee Reflections: Essays on Selected Theological Issues by C.V. Mathew. Softcover, Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, The,  (81-7214-591-8) Mission in Context:
 Missiological Reflections Essays in Honour of Roger E. Hedlund and June Hedlund by I.S.P.C.K. (Organization), Roger E. Hedlund, Mylapore Institute for Indigenous Studies, C. V. Mathew, June Hedlund. Hardcover, MIIS/ISPCK,  (81-7214-722-8)
 The Saffron Mission: A Historical Analysis of Modern Hindu Missionary Ideologies and Practices by C. V. Mathew. Hardcover, Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,  (81-7214-537-3)

Past students
During the stint at the Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, C. V. Mathew's students included Jonadob Nathaniel, the current Director, Translations of the Bible Society of India and B. Samuel Raja Sekhar, the current Auxiliary Secretary of the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary.