His Holiness the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ordained Very Rev. Ramban Yeldho Pathickal as the Archbishop and Patriarchal Vicar of the Malankara Archdiocese in North America at the solemn function held at the St.Peter and St.Paul Cathedral in the Monastery of St.Aphrem the Syrian, at Ma'arrat Seydnaya,
Damascus, . The new Metropolitan was entrusted with the title 'TITUS' during the consecration ceremony. His Grace will henceforth known by name 'Mor Titus Yeldho Pathickal '. Archbishops from different countries were present to grace the occasion: Mar Gregorios Joseph (Kochi), the synod secretary of Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, Mar Julius Kuriakose- Secretary to His Holiness the Patriarch, H.G. Mor Osthathius Matharohom (), Mor Severius Saka Musal (), Mor Silvanos Pathros (Homs), Mor Athanasius Elia Bahi (Patriarchal Assistant), Mor Cyril Aprem (
). Also were present the 1st secretary of the Indian Embassy in Damascus Mr.R.C.Manchanda, monks, nuns, friends and family members. At the end of the Holy ceremony, the newly consecrated Archbishop thanked His Holiness the Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and all those who were present. He pledged his fidelity to the church and promised to be faithful in imparting the teachings of the church to the faithful.
Born on 22 July 1970 to Pathickal P M Kuriakose and Sosamma, His Grace belongs to the
Perumbavur
Bethel
Suloko
Church in the Angamali diocese, . His schooling was at the
Asramam
High School , Perumbavur. He took the Degree and Post Graduation in Mathematics from the
Union
Christian
College at Alwaye. Later he completed the B.Ed. course from the
Mahatma
Gandhi
University.
It was the age of 12, on 28 October 1982, H.E. Mor Titus Yeldho was ordained deacon by Mor Athanasius Paulose, the late Metropolitan for the Evangelical Association of the East. In 1997 he went to the Patriarchal Cathedral at
Damascus . On September 26, 1998 he was ordained Ramban by His Holiness the Patriarch and on September 5, 1999 ordained as Priest. The Metropolitan had his theological education from the Patriarchal Seminary at Damascus and the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Seminary at
Udayagiri, . During this period he had the opportunity to have studies at the Syrian Orthodox Monasteries of Jerusalem, Turkey, Holland, and . After the demise of Mor Gregorios in 1999, he was appointed the administrator of the
Perumpally
St.George
Church . Later he was deputed to New York and was serving different churches in the Malankara Archdiocese of
North America till recently.
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