Aprem Mooken

Mar Aprem Mooken (born George Mooken) is the Metropolitan of the Assyrian Church of the East (Classical Syriac: ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ‎‎) in India (Chaldean Syrian Church).

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Aprem Mooken
Metropolitan of the Chaldean Syrian Church
ChurchAssyrian Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ (of India) (Chaldean Syrian Church)
MetropolisIndia
SeeMarth Mariam Cathedral
Installed28 September 1968
Orders
Ordination21 September 1968, Baghdad, Iraq
by Shimun XXI Eshai
RankMetropolitan
Personal details
Birth nameGeorge Mooken
Born (1940-06-13) 13 June 1940
Thrissur, British india
NationalityIndian
DenominationChaldean Syrian Church
ResidenceThrissur, Kerala, India
ParentsDevassy Mooken and Kochu Mariyam Mooken
OccupationCleric
Alma materSerampore University, Union Theological Seminary (New York City), Mahatma Gandhi University, St. Thomas College, Thrissur

Early life

George Mooken was born on 13 June 1940 in Thrissur, Kerala, India. Educated in India, England, and America, he specialized in Church History. He served as President of the Church History Association of India between 1976 and 1982. He studied at Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur for B.D.

George Mooken gained master's degrees in Church History from both the United Theological College, Bangalore (1966) and the Union Theological Seminary, New York (1967). He was ordained a deacon on 25 June 1961, and a priest four years later on 13 June 1965. He was consecrated Bishop on 21 September 1968, taking the name Mar Aprem Mooken, and promoted as a Metropolitan eight days later in Baghdad[1] for the Ancient Church of the East. In 1995, he was instrumental in healing the rift that had developed in the church over the question of hereditary appointments since the 1960s.

Publications

Mar Aprem is the author of 65 books on topics which include church history, theology, social issues, and humour.

Selected works

Biographies
  • Mar Thoma Darmo: A Biography. 1974
  • Mar Abimalek Timotheus: A Biography. 1975
  • Strange But True: A Autobiography. 1981
  • Mar Abdisho Thondanat: A Biography. 1987
  • Not So Strange: Second Part of an Honest and Humorous Autobiography, 1991
  • Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV. The Man and His Message. 2004

Church History
  • Nestorian Fathers. 1976.
  • Nestorian Missions. 1976.
  • The Chaldean Church in India. 1977.
  • The Council of Ephesus of 431 A.D.. 1978.
  • Sacraments of the Church of the East. 1978.
  • Nestorian Theology. 1978.
  • Nestorian Lectionary & Julian Calendar. 1982.
  • Western Missions Among Assyrians. 1982.
  • A Nestorian Bibliography. 1982.
  • Indian Christian Who is Who. 1983.
  • The Chaldean Syrian Church of the East. Delhi: ISPCK. 1984.
  • Good News Festivals in India. 1984.
  • Indian Christian Directory. 1984.
  • Mar Aprem, Theologian & Poet. 1990.
  • History of the Assyrian Church in 20th Century. 2003.
  • Lectures on Indian Church History. 2007.

Travelogues
  • America Revisited, 1977.
  • Germany via Vienna: A Travelogue. 1980.
  • From Baghdad to Chicago: A Travelogue. 1985.
  • Australian Assyrians. 1988.
  • Belgium and Holland via U.K. & U.S.A.: A Travelogue. 1989.
  • Sydney to Canberra: A Travelogue. 1989.
  • The Assyrians in Iraq. 1989.
  • Washington New York: A Travelogue. 1992.
  • London to Moscow: A Travelogue. 1994.
  • Los Angeles to Tokyo: A Travelogue. 1993.
  • Oxford to Austria: A Travelogue. 1995.
  • Salzburg to Boston: A Travelogue. 1995.
  • Israel, Scandinavia & U.S.A.: A Travelogue. 1996.
  • Hassake to Hollywood: A Travelogue. 1998.
  • Italy, Liban & Iran: A Travelogue. 1998.
  • To U.K. Via U.S.A.: A Travelogue. 1999.
  • USA, Canada, Europe & Thailand: A Travelogue. 2000.
  • Austria to Australia: A Travelogue. 2001.
  • India to Indiana: A Travelogue. 2002.
  • Two Trips in 2002: A Travelogue. 2003.
  • Budapest to Rugby: A Travelogue. 2003.
  • UAE via U.K. and USA: A Travelogue. 2005.
  • Sharjah, Qatar & Brazil: A Travelogue. 2006.
  • Wiesbaden to Moscow: A Travelogue. 2007.
  • Dubai to Duhok: A Travelogue. 2009.
  • Sydney, Melbourne & Perth: A Travelogue. 2009.
  • Chicago via Abu Dhabi: A Travelogue. 2010.
  • Los Angeles to Dubai: A Travelogue. 2012.
  • Rugby to Rome: A Travelogue. 2012.
  • 14th Holy Synod & Sir Baniyas Monastery: A Travelogue. 2013.
  • Muscat and Sri Lanka: A Travelogue. 2014.

Humour
  • Bishop's Jokes. 3rd ed., Bombay: Light of Life Magazine. 1983.
  • Laugh with the Bishop. 8th ed., Bombay: St.Paul's. 1988.
  • Laugh to Health. Madras: C.L.S.. 1992.
  • Holy Humour. 1993.
  • Joy to the World. 1994.
  • Holy Smile. 1997.
  • Not So Funny. 2004.

Malayalam
  • An Introduction to the History of the Eastern Churches. 1976.
  • Christeeya Bhakti Ganangal. 1985.
  • Sabha Charitra Dictionary. 1985.
  • Christuvinte Kalpadukalilude: A Travelogue. 1985.

General
  • From Relief to Development. 1979.
  • Teach Yourself Aramaic. 1981.
  • Behold the Cross of Calvary. 1987.
  • Sermons From the Gospels [Vol. I] from Advent to Pentecost. 1988.
  • Sermons From the Gospels [Vol. II]. 1988.
  • The Nestorian Canon Law. 1990.
  • Mesopotamia Light. 1993.
  • Voices of the East. 1998.
  • Mother of the Motherless. 2002.
  • Poems and Prayers. 2002.
  • The History of the Assyrian Church of the East in the Twentieth Century. Kottayam: St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute. 2003.
  • Assyrian Manuscripts in India. 2011.

See also

Notes
  1. Aprem, The Assyrians in Iraq, 39–41

References
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