Bishop's College

About Us Bishop’s College offers a theological education grounded in the teachings of Jesus Christ in the Protestant and Anglican tradition with an emphasis upon Contextual theological education. Founded in 1820 by the first Anglican Bishop of Calcutta, Thomas Middleton at Shibpur, the original buildings today house IISET (Indian Institute of Science, Engineering & Technology) earlier called BESU and still earlier the Bengal Engineering College. Around 1883, Bishop’s College moved to its present campus on AJC Bose Road in Kolkata and has served to prepare Christians for the priesthood as well as train catechists and teachers ever since. Bishop’s College began as an Anglican College but with the formation of the Church of North India (CNI) on 29th November, 1970 become a College owned and managed by the CNI. However, it is a college that is ecumenical in its outlook and has teachers and students from many non-Roman Catholic Christian Traditions. Our Logo The current logo of Bishop’s College dates back to 1971–72 or after the formation of the Church of North India. Since the logo was previously the same as that of the Bishop of Calcutta, his mitre and motto were retained. It is essen