Yuhanon Chrysostamos

Yuhanon Chrysostamos is Metropolitan of Niranam Diocese of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in India.[1][2]

Yuhanon Chrysostamos
ChurchMalankara Orthodox Syrian Church
DioceseNiranam Diocese
In office2005 - Present
Orders
Ordination5 March 2005
Personal details
Born(1954-01-07)7 January 1954
Kottoor, Thiruvalla

In 2023, he is the bishop of St Mary's Orthodox Church, Kallooppara, and has been in place since 2007.[3]

Early life

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

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
  1. "H.G. Yuhanon Mar Chrysostamos". mosc.in.
  2. "Yuhanon Mar Chrysostamos | Malankara Orthodox TV".
  3. Kalloopparapally Church website, Retrieved 2023-05-31
  4. St Mary's Orthodox Church in Kalloopparapall website


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