Mor Osthatheos Issac | |
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Church | Syrian Orthodox Church |
Diocese | Bangalore, Mylapore Diocese in Tamil Nadu, Patriarchal Vicar of U.K. |
See | Holy Apostolic See of Antioch & All East |
Orders | |
Ordination | 12 November 2006 (Kassisso) by Mor Ignatius Zakka I Patriarch |
Consecration | 4 January 2010 by Mor Baselios Thomas I Catholicos |
Rank | Metropolitan |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Education | B.A Economics from St. Alberts College, Ernakulam M.A Kerala University Library science from Indira Gandhi National Open University |
Alma mater | University of Kerala, Indira Gandhi National Open University |
Mor Osthatheos Issac (born 17 January 1976) is a Syriac Orthodox bishop, currently Metropolitan of Bangalore, Mylapore Diocese in Tamil Nadu and Patriarchal Vicar of U.A.E. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Issac completed primary and secondary school education from Georgian Academy English Medium School, Thiruvankulam [9] [10] and high school from Rajarshi Memorial Higher Secondary School, Vadavucode. He attained graduation in Economics from St. Albert's College [11] and Post-graduation from Kerala University. He also graduated in Library Science from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. [12]
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