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 Metropolitan
H.G. Kuriakose Mor Clemis, was born on August 10, 1967 as the son of
T P Abraham and Saramma of the Pulliattu Thukalan family of
Mulanthuruthy near Kochi. The parish church of His Grace is Old
Marth Mariam Church at Kandanad.
H.G. received Bachelors degree in Physics from the Ernakulam Albert
College in 1988 after which he joined for the diploma course in the
Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary, Vettikkal and
completed it successfully. In 1996 he was awarded the degree of
Bachelor in Divinity from the Serampore University, Calcutta. Later
he successfully completed different courses, in ECUMENICAL THEOLOGY
(from ISET, Bangalore), in COMMUNICATION (from the ‘Gurukul Lutheran
Theological College’, Chennai) and in TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS (from
P.O.C, Kochi). In 2006, he received the doctoral degree in Social
Psychology from the open International University for Complementary
Medicines.
His Grace Mor Clemis Kuriakose received the ordination of Kooroyo
and Kassisso from H.G. Mor Gregorios Joseph Metropolitan and was
appointed as the priest of Kochi diocese. Fr. Kurikose T Abraham, as
his Grace was earlier known, had served as Vicar in the
Mulanthuruthy Marthoman Church, the Cherai St. George Church, the
Cherai St. Mary’s Valiyapally and the Kulayettikkara St. George
Church. For a while he also held the office of Vice President of the
Antioch Faith protection Movement in the Kochi diocese. His Grace is
also the Director of St. Mary’s New Jerusalem Prayer Fellowship,
Mulanthuruthy and Vice-Patron of St. Thomas Charitable Trust,
Mulanthuruthy.
In June 2008, the general body of the newly formed diocese of Idukki
which met at Kattappana St. George Church, to elect a Metropolitan
for the diocese, submitted the names of Fr. Kurikose T Abaraham
Pulliyattu Thukalan and two others before the Holy Synod. The
Malankara Episcopal Synod in its sitting on July 29, 2008 choose Fr.
Dr. Kuriakose T Abraham, Pulliattu Thukalan and Fr. Paul Ullas
Varkey, Vettikkunnel, as bishops for the newly formed dioceses of
Idukki and Calicut respectively. After the formal approval of the
supreme head of the Church, H.H. Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, both Fr. Dr.
Kuriakose T Abraham, Thukalan (assumed the name 'Sthepahnos') and
Fr. Paul Ullas Varkey, Vettikkunnel (assumed the name 'Semavun')
were elevated to the order of Rabban by His Beatitude the Catholicos
Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I, in a solemn function held at St.
Athanasius Cathedral, Puthencuriz.
On August 24, 2008, V. Rev. Sthepahnos Rabban (Fr. Dr. Kuriakose T
Abraham Pulliattu Thukalan) was consecrated as metropolitan by name
CLEMIS KURIAKOSE for the diocese of Idukki by His Holiness Moran Mor
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the Patriarch of Antioch & all the East and
the Supreme head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, at the St.
Peter's & St. Paul's Cathedral in the Monastery of St. Aphrem the
Syrian, in Ma`rrat Sayyidnaya, Damascus, Syria. His Beatitude the
Catholicos of the Church in India, Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I,
their Eminences Metropolitans, Mor Timotheos Aphrem Aboodi (Former
Patriarchal Vicar for Canada), Mor Theophilos George Saliba
(Secretary to the Holy Synod), Mor Gregorios Joseph (Metropolitan of
Kochi Diocese & Malankara Episcopal Synod Secretary), Mor Silwanos
Petros AL-nemeh (Metropolitan of Homs & Hama), Mor Justinos Paulos
Yousef Safar (Patriarchal-Vicariate of Zahle & Beqa', Zahle,
Lebanon), Mor Philexinos Mathias Nayis (Patriarchal Assistant &
Metropolitan of St. Aphrem Theological Seminary, Ma’arrat
Saidnaya,Damascus), Mor Severios Malke Mourad (Patriarchal-Vicar for
Jerusalem & Jordan) and Mor Aphrem Mathews (Angamali High-Range
region) assisted His Holiness in the holy ceremony. The solemn
function was also attended by a large gathering of Rabans (Monks),
Priests, Deacons, Nuns, the Syrian Orthodox Faithful and other
distinguished guests from Syria, India and and 40 Syriac Orthodox
Faithful from Malankara.
Source : SyrianChurch.org |
