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Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma
Metropolitan Emeritus of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of India (1918–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma XX (born Philip Oommen; 27 April 1918 – 5 May 2021) was an Indian prelate who served as Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church from 1999-2007 and Valiya Metropolitan (Metropolitan Emeritus) from 2007 until his death. He was the world's longest serving bishop, serving for −67 years, 11 months and 12 days. He was addressed and referred to as Chrysostom Thirumeni or Valiya Thirumeni after his retirement.[1][2] He was also a known humorist. He was awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, in 2018.[3][4][5]
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Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma XX Mar Thoma Metropolitan | |
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Church | Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church |
Installed | 23 October 1999 |
Predecessor | Alexander Mar Thoma |
Successor | Joseph Mar Thoma |
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Ordination | 1 January 1944 |
Consecration | 23 May 1953 |
Rank | Mar Thoma Metropolitan (Ecclesiastical Title of the Head of the Ancient Indian Church) |
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Born | Philip Oommen (1918-04-27)27 April 1918 Eraviperoor, Thiruvalla, Travancore |
Died | 5 May 2021(2021-05-05) (aged 103) Thiruvalla, Kerala, India |
Buried | S.C.S, Thiruvalla |
Nationality | Indian |
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