Philoxenos Yuhanon

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Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church
EducationB.A from Baselios College, Kottayam,

M.A from Sri Venkateswara University,
G.S.T. from Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam,
S.T.M from New York Theological Seminary,
TH.D. from Logos Graduate School of Theology New York,
D.D from Orlando International Seminary, Florida
C.P.E (Clinical Pastoral Education), New York

Hindi Bhooshan ,Hindi Praveen for Hindi Language
Alma materSri Venkateswara University

Mor Philoxenos Yuhanon (born John Jacob Elappanal; 5 December 1941 – 30 December 2015) was a

Malabar Diocese.[1][2]

Tomb of Yuhanon Mor Philexinos

Early years

John Jacob was born to the Elappanal Family of Pampady on 5 December 1941. In 1964, at the age of 23, he was ordained deacon by Mor Philaxinos Poulose (then Catholicose Mor Baselios Paulose II) during his rebellious Antiochian Movement, and Kassisho in 1969 by Mor Baselios Augen I.

Education

Jacob had his primary and high school education at Pampady. Later, he joined Baselios College (

Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church with two doctorates. He also completed a Clinical Pastoral Education in New York. After becoming a bishop, Mor Philoxenos continued studying and joined Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha
, a deemed university and center of excellence under Govt. of India, and secured Hindi Bhooshan and Hindi Praveen.

As priest

When Jacob was studying in the USA, he served as the vicar in many Jacobite churches in Staten Island, Manhattan, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Augusta. He also performed volunteer work for the Holy Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church.

As metropolitan

After 17 January 1985, when the Metropolitan of

Samuel Mor Philaxinos, died, the Holy Episcopal Synod selected Jacob as the new metropolitan to the diocese. On 12 September 1985 Mor Baselios Paulose II consecrated Jacob as the new metropolitan of Malabar, with the name Mor Philoxenos, at St Peter's & St Paul's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral in Meenangadi
(one of the biggest churches in Malankara).

The history of the Malabar Diocese is closely related to Yuhanon Mor Philexinos. When Yuhanon Mor Philoxenos took charge of Malabar, the Diocese area was in a high state of deterioration. He therefore co-ordinated the works in the diocese and constructed many new churches throughout the diocese. A lot of them are built in Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu, Kozhikode and Malappuram Districts of Kerala.

Mor Philoxenos Yuhanon started institutions including:

  • Mor Alias Snehabhavan
  • Mor Philoxenos Memorial Press
  • Mor Gregorios Teachers Training College
  • St. Peter's & St. Paul's EHS School
  • Aramana Chapel
  • Mor Basil Day Care
  • Mor Philoxenos Foundation
  • The present Bishop's Palace
Resting Place and Parish of Yuhanon Mor Philexinos

See also

References

  1. Times of India
    . 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. ^ Staff Reporter (31 December 2015). "Metropolitan passes away". The Hindu.

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Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church Titles
Preceded by Metropolitan Trustee of Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
1999-2002
Succeeded by