Mor Severios Kuriakose (Born Kuriakose Abraham Edavazhickel) (born 21 May 1959) is a Knanaya Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Archbishop, currently Archbishop of the Knanaya Jacobite Archdiocese.[1][2][3][4]


Kuriakose Mar Severios

Archbishop of the Knanaya Syrian Archdiocese
ChurchSyrian Orthodox Church in India
ArchdioceseKnanaya Archdiocese
SeeHoly Apostolic See of Antioch & All East
Orders
Ordination4 February 1990 (Kassisso)
by Mor Clemis Abraham
Consecration15 January 2004
by Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born(1959-05-21)May 21, 1959
NationalityIndian
ParentsMr. Kunjavarachan and Mrs. Mariamma Edavazhikkal
EducationP.G History from CMS College Kottayam,

P.G English from St. Berchmans College
Degree in theology from Maynooth University

P.G Degree in theology from Pourasthya Vidya Peeth Vadavathoor
Alma materMaynooth University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala

Education

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Mor Severios Kuriakose has Post graduation in History from CMS College Kottayam[5] and Post graduation in English from St. Berchmans College.[6] He joined Maynooth University in Ireland[5] for degree in theological studies. Later he obtained Post graduation in theology from Pourasthya Vidya Peeth Vadavathoor.


Ordination

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Following the demise of the former head of the Malankara Syriac Knanaya Archdiocese Clemis Abraham, Fr. Kuriakose Abraham (Roy Achan) was elected and approved by Ignatius Zakka I Iwas to be the next head of the Archdiocese.

References

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  1. ^ "Metropolitans of Malankara". Syriacchristianity.info.
  2. ^ "Jacobite Syrian Christian Church". Jacobitesyrianchurch.org. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Archdiocese for Knanaya community". The Hindu. 14 January 2007.
  4. ^ "Mor Gregorios Syrian Knanaya Church Abudhabi". Knanayachurchabudhabi.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Maynooth University". Maynoothuniversity.ie.
  6. ^ "Home - SB College". SB College.
'Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church Titles
Preceded by Knanaya Metropolitan of Knanaya Jacobite Archdiocese
2004–Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent