His
Holiness the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East Mor Ignatius
Zakka I Iwas ordained Very Rev. Ramban Yeldho Pathickal as the 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
'TITUS' during the consecration ceremony. His Grace will henceforth
known by name 'Mor Titus Yeldho Pathickal' . 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 Pathickal 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, H.E. Mor Titus 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 26, 1998 he
was ordained Ramban by His Holiness the Patriarch and on September
5, 1999 ordained as Priest. 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 |
