Kattumanghattu Abraham Mar Koorilos I was the first primate and Metropolitan of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church in Kerala, India, although it was known initially as Thozhiyoor Church when established in 1772. Abraham Koorilos I is popularly known as Kattumangattu Valiya Bava.[1][2]
Abraham Mar Koorilos I Founder of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church | |
|---|---|
| Malabar Independent Syrian Church | |
| Native name | Kattumanghattu Abraham Koorilos Valiya Bava |
| Church | Malabar Independent Syrian Church |
| Installed | 1772 |
| Term ended | 1802 |
| Successor | Geevargheese Koorilose II |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | by Gregorios of Jerusalem |
| Rank | Thozhiyur Metropolitan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kerala, India |
| Died | 10 July 1802 |
| Buried | St. George's Cathedral Church, Thozhiyur |
Mar Koorilos I remained primate for 30 years from 1772 until his death on 10 July 1802. His brother succeeded him as primate of the church as Kattumangattu Geevarghese Mar Koorilose II until 1808.[3]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The forgotten bishops : the Malabar Independent Syrian Church and its place in the story of the St. Thomas Christians of South India. Gorgias Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-60724-619-0.
- ^ "Misc – Malabar Independent Syrian Church".
- ^ Hage, Wolfgang (2007). Das orientalische Christentum (in German). W. Kohlhammer Verlag. ISBN 978-3-17-017668-3.
References
edit- Vadakkekara, Benedict (2007). Origin of Christianity in India: a Historiographical Critique. Media House Delhi.