Thumpamon Orthodox Diocese

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Diocese of Thumpamon
Orthodox
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Location
Country India
Territory Thumpamon
MetropolitanH. G. Abraham Mar Seraphim
HeadquartersBasil Aramana, Pathanamthitta - 689 645
Information
First holderKonattu Geevarghese Mar Yulios
Rite Malankara Rite
Established1876, by Ignatius Peter IV
DioceseThumpamon Diocese
Parent church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
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Thumpamon Diocese

Thumpamon Diocese is one of the 32 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was created after the Mulanthuruthy Synod in 1876. H.G. Abraham Mar Seraphim is the Metropolitan of the diocese. The head office is located in St. Basil Aramana, Pathanamthitta. The diocese was named Thumpamon Diocese, opted from "Thumpamon pally" where St.Gregorious of Parumala (Geevarghese Mar Gregorios) had lived his ministerial life and had been in the administration of Thumpamon diocese.

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History

St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Thumpamon (valiya palli), Head Church of Thumpamon diocese. St.Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Thumpamon.(Thumpamon Valiya Pally).JPG
St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Thumpamon (valiya palli), Head Church of Thumpamon diocese.
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St. Stephen Orthodox Syrian Church, makkankunnu

Thumpamon is one of the seven dioceses created after the Mulanthuruthy Synod conducted under the leadership of Ignatius Peter III, Patriarch of Antioch in 1876. Others are Kottayam, Kandanadu, Angamali, Niranam, Kollam, Kochi. [1] The diocese was created with 21 churches. Konatu Geevarghese Mar Yulios was the first metropolitan and led the diocese from 1876 to 1884. After this Parumala Thirumeni led diocese from 1884 to 1902. Thumpamon English Middle School was founded at this time. [1] In 1913, Yuyakim Mar Evanios became metropolitan. In 1930, Puthencavu Mar Philexinos become metropolitan. During this time, many institutions were founded under the diocese.

The Bishop's house (Aramana) of the diocese was built by Puthencav kochu Thirumeni (Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos) who was also the founder of the then Catholicate High School, at present known as Catholicate College which became the blessing and guiding path of education for the people of Pathanamthitta.

Daniel Mar Philexinos led the diocese from 1953 to 1990 December. [1] Philipos Mar Yusebios became assistant metropolitan in 1985, and metropolitan in 1991. [1] Dionysious V, Dionysious VI, Baselios Geevarghese II, Baselios Augen I led the diocese for short periods at different times. In 1992, there were 101 parishes and 12 chapels in the diocese. [1]

Diocesan Metropolitans

Thumpamon Orthodox Diocesan Metropolitan
FromUntilMetropolitanNotes
03-Dec-18761883Konattu Geevarghese Mar Yulios1st Metropolitan of the diocese [2]
18831902Chathuruthiyil Geevarghese Mar Gregorios 2nd Metropolitan of the diocese
19021909Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II
(Dionysious V)		3rd Metropolitan of the diocese, Ruled as Malankara Metropolitan
19091913 Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril (Dionysius VI)4th Metropolitan of the diocese, Ruled as Malankara Metropolitan
19131925Karavattu Yuyakkim Mar Ivanios5th Metropolitan of the diocese
19251929Kallasseril Geevarghese Mar Gregorios
(Later Baselios Geevarghese II)		6th Metropolitan of the diocese
19301934 Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril (Dionysius VI)Ruled again as Malankara Metropolitan
19341951Kizhakkethalakkal Geevarghese Mar Philexinos 7th Metropolitan of the diocese
19511953Cheruvillil Augen Mar Thimotheos
(Later Baselios Augen I)		8th Metropolitan of the diocese
19531960 Baselios Geevarghese II Catholicos Ruled again as Malankara Metropolitan
196013-Dec-1990Daniel Mar Philexinos9th Metropolitan of the diocese
19912009 Philipose Mar Eusebius 10th Metropolitan of the diocese
200914-Sep-2023Perumethmannil Kuriakose Mar Clemis 11th Metropolitan of the diocese
14-Sep-202327-Sep-2023 Baselios Marthoma Mathews III Catholicos 12th Metropolitan of the diocese, Ruled as Malankara Metropolitan
27-Sep-2023Incumbent Abraham Mar Seraphim 13th Metropolitan of the diocese
Assistant Metropolitan
FromUntilMetropolitanNotes
19301934Kizhakkethalakkal Geevarghese Mar Philexinos Assistant metropolitan
19531960Daniel Mar PhilexinosAssistant metropolitan
19851990Philippose Mar EusebiosAssistant metropolitan
01-Jan-202327-Sep-2023 Abraham Mar Seraphim Assistant metropolitan

Parishes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Malankara Orthodox Church Encyclopedia (Malayalam) (1993 ed.). Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam. p. 368.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Thumpamon". mosc.in. Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

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