His Holiness the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ordained Very Rev. Ramban Yeldho Pathickal as Archbishop and Patriarchal
Vicar of the Malankara Archdiocese in North America at the solemn function held
at the St.Peter and St.Paul Cathedral in the Monastery of St.Aphrem the Syrian,
at Ma'arrat Seydnaya, Damascus, Syria. The new Metropolitan was entrusted with the title 'TITHUS' during the consecration ceremony. His Grace will henceforth known by name 'Mor Tithus Yeldho'. Archbishops from different countries were present to grace the occasion: Mar Gregorios Joseph (Kochi), the synod secretary of Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, Mar Julius Kuriakose- Secretary to His
Holiness the Patriarch, H.G. Mor Osthathius Matharohom (Syria), Mor Severius
Saka Musal (Iraq), Mor Silvanos Pathros (Homs), Mor Athanasius Elia Bahi
(Patriarchal Assistant), Mor Cyril Aprem (America). Also were present the 1st
secretary of the Indian Embassy in Damascus Mr.R.C.Manchanda, monks, nuns,
friends and family members. At the end of the Holy ceremony, the newly
consecrated Archbishop thanked His Holiness the Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka I
Iwas and all those who were present. He pledged his fidelity to the church and
promised to be faithful in imparting the teachings of the church to the
faithful.
Born
on 22 July 1970 to Pathikkal P.M. Kuriakose and Sosamma, His Grace belongs to
the Perumbavur Bethel Suloko Church in the Angamali diocese, India. His
schooling was at the Asramam High School, Perumbavur. He took the Degree and
Post Graduation in Mathematics from the Union Christian College at Alwaye. Later
he completed the B.Ed. course from the Mahatma Gandhi University.
It
was the age of 12, on 28 October 1982, Metropolitan Mor Tithus Yeldho was
ordained deacon by Mor Athanasius Paulose, the late Metropolitan for the
Evangelical Association of the East. In 1997 he went to the Patriarchal
Cathedral at Damascus. On September 5, 1999 he was ordained Ramban by His
Holiness the Patriarch and on 26th ordained as Kassisso. The Metropolitan had
his theological education from the Patriarchal Seminary at Damascus and the
Malankara Syrian Orthodox Seminary at Udayagiri, India. During this period he
had the opportunity to have studies at the Syrian Orthodox Monasteries of
Jerusalem, Turkey, Holland, Germany and Switzerland. After the demise of Mor
Gregorios in 1999, he was appointed the administrator of the Perumpally
St.George Church. Later he was deputed to New York and was serving different
churches in the Malankara Archdiocese of North America till recently.
From
1995 to 2001, he was actively involved in YMCA organization as its regional vice
chairman and also as its National Executive Board member.
Source: Malankara.com
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