Ivanios Mathews
Mor Ivanios Mathews (born 29 April 1954)is a Syriac Orthodox bishop, currently the Metropolitan of Kandanad Diocese.[1][2]
Mathews Mor Ivanios Metropolitan of Kandanad Diocese | |
|---|---|
| Church | Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church |
| Diocese | Metropolitan of Kandanad Diocese |
| See | Holy Apostolic See of Antioch & All East |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 November 1976 (Kassisso) by Mor Julius Kuriakose |
| Consecration | 14 January 2001 by Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I |
| Rank | Metropolitan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 29, 1954 Ernakulam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | M.A,B.Th. from Papal Seminary, Pune |
Education
Mor Ivanios Mathews has obtained Master of Arts degree and has a Bachelor of Theology degree from Papal Seminary, Pune.[3]
Ordination
In 1972 Baselios Paulose II Catholicos ordained him as Deacon and in 1976 as Kassisso. Later in 2001 Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I consecrated him as metropolitan at Damascus, Syria.
References
- http://www.jacobitesyrianchurch.org/bishop.html
- "Kandanad Jacobite Syrian Church". www.syriacchristianity.info.
- "Papal Seminary, Pune". www.papalseminary.in.
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