Militos Yuhanon Explained

Militos Yuhanon should not be confused with Yuhanon Mar Meletius.

Honorific Prefix:His Grace Mor
Militos Yuhanon
Honorific Suffix:Metropolitan of Thumpamon and Patriarchal Vicar of Australia, New Zealand & Singapore
Church:Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church
Diocese:Thumpamon and Patriarchal Vicar of Australia, New Zealand & Singapore
See:Holy Apostolic See of Antioch & All East
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Ordination:5 December 1982 (Kassisso)
Ordained By:Mor Baselios Paulose II
Consecration:8 December 2002
Consecrated By:Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I
Rank:Metropolitan
Birth Date:1957 4, df=yes
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Nationality:Indian
Residence:Elavinamannil family
Parents:Rev. E.O.Thomas Cor-Episcopus and Thankamma
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Mor Militos Yuhanon is a Syriac Orthodox bishop in Malankara.[1] He is the Metropolitan of Thumpamon and Patriarchal Vicar of Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.

Early years

Yuhanon was born on 25 April 1957 to Rev.E.O.Thomas Cor-Episcopus and Thankamma in Elavinamannil family, Omallur, Pathanamthitta.St.Stephen's Syriac Orthodox Church, Manjinikkara was his parish.[2]

Education

Yuhanon took his U. G. and P. G. from Kerala University, in History. His basic theological education is from Mor Ignatius Dayro Manjinikkara. Later he joined Serampore University as an external student and obtained Bachelor of Christian Studies (BCS) degree.[3]

Priesthood

On 14 September 1976, at the age of 19, Yuhanon was ordained deacon by Catholicose Mor Baselios Paulose II.

He was ordained Dn. E. T. John, Elavinamannil as Kassiso on 5 December 1982.

In 2000, Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Prince Patriarch of Antioch and All the East appointed Fr. E. T. John, Elavinamannil as Reesh Dayaro and Managing Trustee of Piramadom Dayaro. Malankara Episcopal Synod selected Fr. E. T. John as the new metropolitan for Kollam and Thumpamon Dioceses. Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ordained him as Ramban and on 8 December 2002, as metropolitan by the name Mor Militos at Patriarchal Cathedral, Damascus.

Responsibilities

  1. Metropolitan of Thumpamon Diocese

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rev. Fr. Mathews Karimpanakkal given a warm send- off at St. George JSO Simhasana Church, Al-Ain. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208192321/http://www.malankarasyriacvoice.com/2010/SeptemberArchives2010_1.htm. 2015-02-08. 29 September 2010. MalankaraSyriacVoice.com. 25 May 2011.
  2. Web site: Manjanikkara St. Stephen's church. syriacchristianity.info. 19 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Bachelor of Christian Studies - Rules and Regulations . Senate of Serampore College . 31 January 2019 .