Stephanos Geevarghese

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Stephanos Geevarghese
Archbishop of the Simhasana Churches in the Malabar Region
Native name
ഗീവർഗീസ് മോർ സ്തേഫാനോസ്
Church Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church
DioceseMalabar Region
See Holy Apostolic See of Antioch & All East
Orders
Ordination7 August 2003
by Mor Philoxenos Yuhanon
Consecration14 September 2022
by Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch
Rank Metropolitan
Personal details
Born
Geevarghese Kuttiparichel

(1978-02-08)8 February 1978
Nationality Indian
Education Bachelor of Divinity from M.S.O.T. Seminary, Udayagiri
Doctor of Divinity from Teologiska Högskolan Västerbotten Sweden

Stephanos Geevarghese (born Geevarghese Kuttiparichel on 8 February 1978) is a Syriac Orthodox archbishop of Simhasana Churches in the Malabar Region.[ citation needed ] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Education

Books

Geevarghese has authored books including Chiriyude Chirathukal, Visudha Vicharangal etc. [7]

Organ donation

In association with Kidney Federation of India, founded by Davis Chiramel, Geevarghese who was aged 39 years, donated his kidney to a Muslim woman who was suffering from kidney ailments. [8] [9] [10]

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