Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom
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His Excellency Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom (born 19 May 1944) is the Metropolitan Bishop of the Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
. He was 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 appointed Rt. Rev. John Kalloor Cor-episcopo as the second bishop of the Eparchy of Marthandom on 16 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 1 July 1998 at Marthandom Cathedral.
His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos appointed Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom as the bishop of the newly created Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
on January 25, 2010. The enthronement of Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom as the first bishop of Pathanamthitta
took place on March 20, 2010.
Before being appointed a Bishop, Rev. John Kalloor served the Archdiocese of Washington for many years. Based at Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian parish in Washington, DC, he was a chaplain for DC General Hospital and coordinated ministry for Syro-Malankara rite Catholics in the United States.
Pathanamthitta
Pathanamthitta is a large town and a municipality situated in the central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, south India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The city has a population of 38,000...
of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See...
. He was the third son of Abraham and Achiyamma of the Kalloor family at Kadammanitta, in Pathanamthitta District
Pathanamthitta district
Pathanamthitta district is the youngest district located in the southern part of the state of Kerala, India. The district headquarters is in Pathanamthitta town. The district is surrounded by Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Kollam districts. It has a border with the state of Tamil Nadu in the east...
. He completed his Secondary Education at Government High School, Kadammanitta
Kadammanitta
Kadammanitta is a village in Pathanamthitta District and is famous for its Kadammanitta Devi Temple. Its located at a distance of 6 km from Pathanamthitta. The Annual temple Festival is held in the month of May/June. The Ten Day long Padayani Performances conducted as part of the Festival...
. He joined St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum
St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum
St. Aloysius Malankara Syrian Catholic Seminary is the minor seminary of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. It is situated on the Bethany Hills, Nalanchira, Trivandrum. The seminary offers priestly training for Minor Seminarians of the Major Archeparchy of 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
Benedict Mar Gregorios
Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios was the second Metropolitan Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church....
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
St. Johns Leprosy and HIV Care Services
St. Johns Leprosy and HIV Care Services is a charitable undertaking of the Major Archieparchy of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church....
at Pirappencode.
Then he was sent to do the mission work in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. 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
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
John Paul II appointed Rt. Rev. John Kalloor Cor-episcopo as the second bishop of the Eparchy of Marthandom on 16 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 1 July 1998 at Marthandom Cathedral.
His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos appointed Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom as the bishop of the newly created Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
The Eparchy of Pathanamthitta constitutes the Malankara Syrian Catholic Community in the Vicinity of Pathanamthitta in the Indian State of Kerala. The Diocese came into existence with the consent of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, on 25 January 2010. Most Rev. Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom is the first...
on January 25, 2010. The enthronement of Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom as the first bishop of Pathanamthitta
Pathanamthitta
Pathanamthitta is a large town and a municipality situated in the central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, south India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The city has a population of 38,000...
took place on March 20, 2010.
Before being appointed a Bishop, Rev. John Kalloor served the Archdiocese of Washington for many years. Based at Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian parish in Washington, DC, he was a chaplain for DC General Hospital and coordinated ministry for Syro-Malankara rite Catholics in the United States.