Yuhanon Chrysostamos
Yuhanon Chrysostamos | |
|---|---|
| Church | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
| Diocese | Niranam Diocese |
| In office | 2005 - Present |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 March 2005 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1954 |
Yuhanon Chrysostamos is Metropolitan of Niranam Diocese of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in India.[1][2]
In 2023, he is the bishop of St Mary's Orthodox Church, Kallooppara, and has been in place since 2007.[3]
Early life
[edit]He was born in 1954 in Mannil Puthen Purayil, Kottoor, Thiruvalla.
He completed a BSc from the University of Kerala and joined the Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam. He also studied his GST and BD from Serampore University. He completed a MTh from United Theological College, Bangalore, and a PhD from The San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Career
[edit]He was ordained as a deacon on 19 April 1982, and became a priest on 5 June 1982.
He was Principal of St Paul’s Mission Training Center and has held several other teaching and speaking posts within the church.
He was ordained as Metropolitan on 5 March 2005.[4]
References
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