His Eminence Abraham Mor Clemis Archbishop of
Knanaya Archdiocese | |
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Metropolitan of Malankara Great Metropolitan of the East | |
Church | Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Archdiocese | Knanaya Syrian Archdiocese |
See | Holy Apostolic See of Antioch & All East |
In office | 1947 — 2002 |
Successor | Severios Kuriakose |
Other post(s) | Metropolitan Trustee (1957-58) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 15 January 1947 by Yulios Elias Qoro |
Consecration | 15 April 1951 by Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum |
Rank | Senior Metropolitan |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | September 29, 2002 Lisie Hospital, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India | (aged 84)
Buried | St. John's Dayro church, Mor Epiram Seminary Chingavanam, Kottayam |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Jacobite Syrian Christian Church |
Education | B.A. from
St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai, M.A. (Hons.) in Political Science from
Annamalai University, |
Alma mater |
Columbia University, Annamalai University |
Mor Clemis Abraham, the Great Metropolitan of the East (born as Abraham, 1918–2002) was the senior metropolitan (1957–58) of Syriac Orthodox Church. [1] [2] [3] He was in charge of Knanaya Syrian Archdiocese. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Mor Clemis Abraham did his primary education at the Vaikom Town Government Lower Primary School. [9] His secondary education was in MS Higher Secondary School, Ranni in 1934. [10] and later joined St. Mary's High School in Aluva. He passed his pre-degree from CMS College Kottayam and joined St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai for Bachelor of Arts. He did his master's degree in political science from Annamalai University, studied Syriac and theology studies at the Theological Seminary in Mosul. In 1960 he obtained a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, United States of America. [11]
He had an audience with the pope of Rome at Vatican on July 29, 1960, and on May 14, 1980, Mor Clemis visited the pope again at Vatican with Patriarch Mor Ya`qub III. [12]
Qooberneeyto Hakeemo Mor Clemis Abraham, A Tribute from St. Mary's Knanaya Church, 2017
His Eminence Abraham Mor Clemis Archbishop of
Knanaya Archdiocese | |
---|---|
Metropolitan of Malankara Great Metropolitan of the East | |
Church | Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Archdiocese | Knanaya Syrian Archdiocese |
See | Holy Apostolic See of Antioch & All East |
In office | 1947 — 2002 |
Successor | Severios Kuriakose |
Other post(s) | Metropolitan Trustee (1957-58) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 15 January 1947 by Yulios Elias Qoro |
Consecration | 15 April 1951 by Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum |
Rank | Senior Metropolitan |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | September 29, 2002 Lisie Hospital, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India | (aged 84)
Buried | St. John's Dayro church, Mor Epiram Seminary Chingavanam, Kottayam |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Jacobite Syrian Christian Church |
Education | B.A. from
St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai, M.A. (Hons.) in Political Science from
Annamalai University, |
Alma mater |
Columbia University, Annamalai University |
Mor Clemis Abraham, the Great Metropolitan of the East (born as Abraham, 1918–2002) was the senior metropolitan (1957–58) of Syriac Orthodox Church. [1] [2] [3] He was in charge of Knanaya Syrian Archdiocese. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Mor Clemis Abraham did his primary education at the Vaikom Town Government Lower Primary School. [9] His secondary education was in MS Higher Secondary School, Ranni in 1934. [10] and later joined St. Mary's High School in Aluva. He passed his pre-degree from CMS College Kottayam and joined St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai for Bachelor of Arts. He did his master's degree in political science from Annamalai University, studied Syriac and theology studies at the Theological Seminary in Mosul. In 1960 he obtained a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, United States of America. [11]
He had an audience with the pope of Rome at Vatican on July 29, 1960, and on May 14, 1980, Mor Clemis visited the pope again at Vatican with Patriarch Mor Ya`qub III. [12]
Qooberneeyto Hakeemo Mor Clemis Abraham, A Tribute from St. Mary's Knanaya Church, 2017