4-July-2006
The Hindu dt. 4-July-2006
Five new bishops for Jacobites
Staff Reporter
KOCHI: Catholicos Baselius Thomas 1 consecrated five Rambans of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church as bishops at St. Thomas Jacobite Church, Paravur, on St. Thomas Day on Monday.
The five new bishops are Mathews Mar Theodosius, who will be auxiliary bishop of Kollam; Mathews Mar Aphrem, auxiliary bishop of Angamaly (High Ranges); Pathrose Mar Osthatheos, auxiliary bishop of Outside Kerala (Delhi region); Kuriakose Mar Eusebius, auxiliary bishop of Thrissur; and Geevarghese Mar Coorilos, auxiliary bishop of Niranam.
The consecration ceremony was attended by 12 Metropolitans from India and thousands of the faithful. The new bishops were accorded a reception immediately after the consecration. The bishops left for their respective dioceses after the reception. All the five bishops-designate were elevated as Rambans by the Catholicos at St. George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Karingachira, on Sunday.
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