Seven New Metropolitans Consecrated for the Malankara Orthodox Church (Indian)
Catholicos Marthoma Mathews Third & Other Metropolitans with Newly Consecrated Metropolitans. Pic: Gregorian TV
OCP News Service 28/07/2022
Malankara-Kerala-India: Seven new metropolitans were consecrated by His Holiness Marthoma Mathews Third of Malankara Church (Indian Orthodox Church), at St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Pazhanji (Thrissur – Kunnamkulam, Kerala) on the 28th of July 2022. All the metropolitans of the church, several priests, and a large number of faithful, took part in the consecration ceremony.
The consecration ceremony started at 6 am with Holy Liturgy, which was followed by a special consecration service. Delegates from other orthodox churches also took part in the service, which includes H.E. Archbishop Haykazun Najaryan of Australia & New Zealand (Armenian Orthodox Church – Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin) and Rev. Fr Hieromonk Stefan Igumnov of Russain Orthodox Church (Department for External Church Relations – Moscow Patriarchate).
The names of the new metropolitans are as follows:
Metropolitan Abraham Stephanos
Metropolitan Thomas Ivanios
Metropolitan Geevarghese Theophilos
Metropolitan Geevarghese Philoxenos
Metropolitan Geevarghese Pachomios
Metropolitan Geevarghese Barnabas
Metropolitan Zacharias Severios
The newly consecrated metropolitans will be assigned to dioceses later this year.
Source:
OCP News Service
