Zacharias Mar Aprem

His Grace Zacharias Mar Aprem, is a bishop in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. His Grace is the current diocesan metropolitan of the Adoor Kadampanad Orthodox Diocese and assistant metropolitan of the Southwest American Diocese.

Zacharias Mar Aprem
Zacharias Mar Aprem
ChurchMalankara Orthodox Syrian Church
DioceseAdoor Kadampanad Orthodox Diocese
In office2010–present
Orders
Ordination12 May 2010
by Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I
Personal details
Born(1966-03-11)11 March 1966
Chungathara, Kerala
ParentsE K Kuriakose Sossama Kuriakose

Childhood

Zacharias Mar Aprem was born on March 11th, 1966 to Mr. E K Kuriakose and Mrs. Sossama Kuriakose. He is a member of St. George Valiyapally, Chungathara, Malabar Diocese (Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church)

Education

He obtained his B.Sc degree from Malabar Christian College (Calicut University). His B.Div degree is from Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam. His M.Th degree is from Gurukul College (Serampore University). His D.Th degree (Advaita Vedanta) is from SATHRI, Bangalore, the Doctoral Research Institute of Serampore University.

Priesthood

He was ordained subdeacon on June 5th, 1990 at Parumala Church. He was then ordained a deacon on March 14th, 1992 at St. George Church in Korzhikodu. He was ordained a priest on March 25th 1992 at St. George Church in Chungathara by Thomas Mar Themothios. The parishes in which Fr. Zacharias served as vicar are:

St. George Cathedral, Korzikodu,

St. Thomas Bangalore,

St. Gregorios Salem,

Mar Gregorios Nilambur,

St. Marys Akampadam,

St. Stephans Karapurum,

St. Mary's Shornur,

St. Thomas Nattassery,

Mar Baselios and Mar Gregorios Thazathangadi.

He held the positions of Registrar, Orthodox Seminary, Principal Secretary to the Catholicos, Chief Editor of Malankara Sabha Magazine, Member Ecumenical Relations Committee, Seminary Governing Board, Bible Society (kerala auxiliary). As of 2013, he was a professor at Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam .[1]

Metropolitan

In February 2010, the Malankara Syrian Christian Association met at Shasthamkotta and elected Zacharias along with six others to become bishops.The Malankara Metropolitan and Catholicos of the East His Holiness Baselios Thoma Didymos I, professed Fr. Zacharias as Ramban-priest on March 21st, 2010. He was ordained as bishop by His Holiness Didymos I on May 12th, 2010 at Mar Elia Cathedral, Kottayam.[2] On September 17th, 2017, His Grace was appointed as Assistant Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America.[3]

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References
  1. Orthodox Seminary, Kottayam. "Pazhaya Seminary".
  2. Elia, Cathedral. "Consecration Of Bishops - 2010 May 12".
  3. https://malankaraorthodox.tv/?p=55960
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