Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom

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Aboon Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom

Catholic
See =Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Diocese of Marthandom| Title =Bishop of Marthandom
Period =1998-Present| Predecessor = Aboon Lawrence Mar Ephraem
Successor = Incumbent
post =
ordination = 5 May 1973 (Kashesho), 29 June 1998 (Bishop)
date of birth = 19 May 1944
place of birth = Kadammanitta, Pathanamthitta District Kerala
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His Excellency Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom is the Metropolitan Bishop of the Eparchy of Marthandom of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was born on 19 May 1944 as the third son of Abraham and Achiyamma of the Kalloor family at Kadammanitta, in Pathanamthitta District. He completed his Secondary Education at Government High School, Kadammanitta. He joined St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum. After the completion of his minor seminary formation, he was sent to Trichy for doing philosophy and theology. He was ordained a priest by his Grace Benedict Mar Gregorios on 5 May 1973. He started his pastoral ministry as the assistant vicar in the parishes around Balaramapuram. Later he has become the vicar of parishes of Venniyoor, Mulloor, Chowara and Vizhinjam. Then he was appointed as the Director of St. Johns Leprosy and HIV Care Services at Pirappencode.

Then he was sent to do the mission work in North America. When the Malankara Catholic Mission in North America was officially inaugurated he was appointed as the co-ordinator. In 1997 he was raised to the status of a Chor-episcopo.His Holiness Pope John Paul II has appointed Rt. Rev. John Kallor Cor-episcopo as the second bishop of the Eparchy of Marthandom on 16th April 1998. He was ordained a bishop with the name Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom by Archbishop Cyril Mar Baselios at Mar Ivanios Stadium, Trivandrum, on 29 June 1998. He was installed as the bishop of Marthandom on 1st July 1998 at Marthandom Cathedral.

Source

[http://www.catholicate.net/The_Holy_Synod_fathers__yoohanonmarchrysostom.html Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom]