Paul Ciniraj,
Salem Voice Ministries
Tiruvalla (Kerala, India), SVM News, August 28, 2007: Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostem Marthoma Metropolitan stepping down from the position of supreme head and daily administration of the Marthoma Church of Malabar due to physical ailments.
Mar Chrysostem declared his decision at the concluding session of the Legislative Assembly of the Marthoma Church (Pradinidhi Mandalam) which was held at Tiruvalla on August 28, 2007.
He shaked the hands of Rt. Rev. Dr Joseph Mar Irenaeus Suffragan Metropolitan and asked him to take over the daily administration of the Church.
Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostem recently broke the record as the longest serving bishop in India. The record held by Bishop Jerome Fernandez of Kollam Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church which was 19799 days (54 years and two months) had been broken by Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostem, on August 6, 2007.
He was consecrated as a bishop on 23 May, 1953 and installed as Metropolitan (Supreme head of the church) on 23 October, 1999. He was succeeded Dr. Alexander Marthoma Valiya Metropolitan and was the 20th successor to the throne of St. Thomas, the Apostle of Jesus Christ.
Philipose Mar Chrysostem was born on 27 April 1918 by name Philip Oommen. He was the son of Rev. K.E. Mamman and Mrs. Sosamma Mamman of Adangappurathu Kalamannil family at Puramattom in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala. He was ordained as a deacon on 1st of January and as a minister on 3rd of June, 1944. He was consecrated as bishop on 1953 by name Philipose Mar Chrysostem.
He recently celebrated his 90th birthday.
Dr Joseph Mar Irenaeus Suffragan Metropolitan was born on 27 June, 1931 as the son of Lukose of Maramon Palakkunnathu Kadone family and Mariamma of Puthoor family. He was ordained as a deacon on 29th of June and as a minister on 18th of October, 1957. He was consecrated as bishop on 8 February, 1975 and designated as Suffragan Metropolitan on March 15, 1999.
Marthoma Syrian Church, traditionally believed to have been founded by St. Thomas, one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ in the year AD 52.
It is an espiscopal, protestant and Gospel spreading Church, reformed from the Orthodox Syrian tradition about 170 years ago.
The church presently has around 1,000,000 members. The majority of the membership of the church is in the southern Indian state of Kerala but it has spread with the 20th Century Indian diaspora to North America, Europe, the Middle East, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, this in addition to a sizeable population in the rest of India.
Marthoma Church is in full communion with the Anglican Church, including the Church of South India and Church of North India.
Asia's largest eight days Gospel Convention called "Maramon Convention" held every year during the month of February under the auspices of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church.
Source: http://salemvoice.org/svmnews231.html
Tiruvalla (Kerala, India), SVM News, August 28, 2007: Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostem Marthoma Metropolitan stepping down from the position of supreme head and daily administration of the Marthoma Church of Malabar due to physical ailments.
Mar Chrysostem declared his decision at the concluding session of the Legislative Assembly of the Marthoma Church (Pradinidhi Mandalam) which was held at Tiruvalla on August 28, 2007.
He shaked the hands of Rt. Rev. Dr Joseph Mar Irenaeus Suffragan Metropolitan and asked him to take over the daily administration of the Church.
Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostem recently broke the record as the longest serving bishop in India. The record held by Bishop Jerome Fernandez of Kollam Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church which was 19799 days (54 years and two months) had been broken by Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostem, on August 6, 2007.
He was consecrated as a bishop on 23 May, 1953 and installed as Metropolitan (Supreme head of the church) on 23 October, 1999. He was succeeded Dr. Alexander Marthoma Valiya Metropolitan and was the 20th successor to the throne of St. Thomas, the Apostle of Jesus Christ.
Philipose Mar Chrysostem was born on 27 April 1918 by name Philip Oommen. He was the son of Rev. K.E. Mamman and Mrs. Sosamma Mamman of Adangappurathu Kalamannil family at Puramattom in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala. He was ordained as a deacon on 1st of January and as a minister on 3rd of June, 1944. He was consecrated as bishop on 1953 by name Philipose Mar Chrysostem.
He recently celebrated his 90th birthday.
Dr Joseph Mar Irenaeus Suffragan Metropolitan was born on 27 June, 1931 as the son of Lukose of Maramon Palakkunnathu Kadone family and Mariamma of Puthoor family. He was ordained as a deacon on 29th of June and as a minister on 18th of October, 1957. He was consecrated as bishop on 8 February, 1975 and designated as Suffragan Metropolitan on March 15, 1999.
Marthoma Syrian Church, traditionally believed to have been founded by St. Thomas, one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ in the year AD 52.
It is an espiscopal, protestant and Gospel spreading Church, reformed from the Orthodox Syrian tradition about 170 years ago.
The church presently has around 1,000,000 members. The majority of the membership of the church is in the southern Indian state of Kerala but it has spread with the 20th Century Indian diaspora to North America, Europe, the Middle East, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, this in addition to a sizeable population in the rest of India.
Marthoma Church is in full communion with the Anglican Church, including the Church of South India and Church of North India.
Asia's largest eight days Gospel Convention called "Maramon Convention" held every year during the month of February under the auspices of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church.
Source: http://salemvoice.org/svmnews231.html
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