Demise of Dr. P. A. Jacob
Syrian Orthodox Church in India
Bar E’to M’haimno Commander Dr. P. A. Jacob’s loyalty to the Holy Church and Antioch was unchallengeable : His Holiness Patriarch
Chev. P. A. Jacob’s untimely demise is a loss for the church and society, said His Beatitude Catholicos Baselios Thomas I
Dr. P. A Jacob’s love for the church and Holy Throne of Antioch was rock solid, remembered Dr. Mor Coorilos Geevarghese
THIRUVALLA/DAMASCUS: His Holiness Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas condoled in the demise of Bar E’tho M’haimno Commander Dr. P. A. Jacob. His loyalty to the Holy Syriac Orthodox Church, its metropolitans, and the Holy Throne of St. Peter was unchallengeable, His Holiness says in the condolence message. The funeral of Chev. Dr. P. A. Jacob was held at his home parish, Othera St. Mary’s JSO Knanaya Church on June 05, Saturday.
His Beatitude Catholicos Baselios Thomas I led the service. Metropolitans Mor Athanasius Geevarghese (Simhasana Church), Dr. Mor Theophilose Kuriakose (MSOTS, Europe), Mor Aphrem Mathews (High Range), Mor Athanasius Elias (Viswasa Samrakshana Samithy), Mor Chrisostomos Markose (EAE), Dr. Mor Ivanios Mathews (Kandanad), Mor Irenios Paulose (Kozhikode), Mor Gregorios Kuriakose (Kallisserry), Mor Ivanios Kuriakose (Ranni), Mor Barnabas Geevarghese (Spiritual Organisations) assisted His Beatitude. Earlier Hon. Ministers Paloly Muhammed Kutty, P. K. Gurudasan, Mullakkara Rathnakaran, MLAs, MPs, His Grace Dr. Philipose Mar Chrisostomos Valiya Metropolita (Marthoma Syrian Church), His Grace Dr. Joseph Marthoma Metropolitan (Marthoma Syrian Church), Metropolitans of Syro Malankara Church, His Beatitude Dr. Baselios Clemis Catholicos (Malankara Catholic Rite), Dr. Joshua Mar Ignatius (Mavelikkara), Archbishop Dr. Thomas Mar Coorilos (Thiruvalla), Dr. Vincent Mar Paulose (Marthandom), Dr. Thomas Mar Anthonios (Curia), Dr. Philipose Mar Stepahose (Asst. Thiruvalla), Dr. Sameual Mar Irenios (Asst. Trivandrum),
Metropolitans of Indian Orthodox Church Dr. Yuhanon Mar Chrisostomos (Niranam), Zacharias Mar Anthonios (Kollam), Geevarghese Mar Athanasius (Chengannur), CSI Bishop Dr. Sam Mathew, Bishops of Syro Malabar Church Archbishop Dr. Mar Joseph Powathil, Dr. Mathew Arakkal, DGP Dr. Jacob Punnoose IPS, Tomin J Thachankary IPS, Super Intendent of Police, Pathanamthitta, DIG Natarajan, Dist. Collector S. Lalithambika IAS visited his house and condoled the bereaved family.