| Yuhanon Chrysostamos | |
| Church: | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
| Diocese: | Niranam Diocese |
| Term: | 2005 - Present |
| Ordination: | 5 March 2005 |
| Birth Date: | 1954 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Kottoor, Thiruvalla |
Yuhanon Chrysostamos is Metropolitan of Niranam Diocese of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in India.[1] [2]
In 2023, he is the bishop of St Mary's Orthodox Church, Kallooppara, and has been in place since 2007.[3]
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.
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]