Zacharias Aprem

Zacharias Aprem (born 11 March 1966) is the Metropolitan of the Adoor-Kadampanad Diocese and served as the assistant metropolitan of the Southwest American Diocese from 20 September 2017 to 3 November 2022.[1]

Zacharias Aprem
ChurchMalankara Orthodox Syrian Church
DioceseAdoor-Kadampanad Diocese
In office2010–present
Orders
Ordination12 May 2010
by Baselios Thoma Didymos I
Personal details
Born (1966-03-11) 11 March 1966
Chungathara, Kerala

Metropolitan

In February 2010, the Malankara Syrian Christian Association met at Shasthamkotta and elected Zacharias along with six others to become bishops. The Malankara Metropolitan and Catholicos of the East Baselios Thoma Didymos I, received Zacharias's profession as Ramban-priest on 21 March 2010. Zacharias was ordained to the episcopate by Didymos I on 12 May 2010 at Mar Elia Cathedral, Kottayam.[2] On September 17, 2017, Zacharias was appointed as Assistant Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America.[3]

References
  1. Ivanios, Thomas (26 November 2022). "MALANKARA ORTHODOX SYRIAN CHURCH DIOCESE OF SOUTH-WEST AMERICA" (PDF).
  2. "Consecration Of Bishops - 2010 May 12".
  3. "Zacharias Mar Aprem has been appointed as the Asst. Metropolitan of South West American Diocese | Malankara Orthodox TV".
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