Severios Kuriakose

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Kuriakose Mar Severios

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

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

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

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]

Education

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

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.

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'Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church Titles
Preceded by Knanaya Metropolitan of Knanaya Jacobite Archdiocese
2004–Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent