Yuhanon Mor Philexinos - As A Metropolitan

As A Metropolitan

After 17 January 1985, when the then Metropolitan of Malabar Diocese, Samuel Mor Philaxinos died, the Holy Episcopal Synod selected Rev.Dr.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 Philaxinos, at St.Peter's & St.Paul's Cathedral Church 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 Philexinos took the 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. Fr. Dr. Jacob Michael Pulliyattel served as the Diocesan Secretary and played a key role in the successful administration of the diocese, during this time.

The current metropolitan is well known in the field of Ecumenism too. Some of the institutions started by him are:

Mor Alias Snehabhavan
Mor Philexinos Memorial Press
Mor Gregorios Teachers Training College
St. Peter's & St. Paul's EHS School
Aramana Chappel
Mor Basil Day Care
Mor Philexinos Foundation

The present Bishop's Palace is built by the effort of the metropolitan as well.

List of Catholicoi and Metropolitans of Jacobite Syrian Christian Church

Patriarch of Antioch	Moran Mor Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I

Catholicos of India	Catholicos Baselios Augen I (1975) Aboun Mor Catholicos Baselios Paulose II (1975-1996) Aboun Mor Catholicos Baselios Thomas I (2002—present)

Metropolitans	Abraham Mor Severious Yuhanon Mor Philaxinos Thomas Mor Timotheos Joseph Mor Gregorios Kuriakose Mor Severios Edavazhikal Kuriakose Mor Gregorios Yeldho Mor Theethose Geevarghese Mor Coorilose Mathews Mor Ivanios Mathews Mor Aphrem Kuriakose Mor Julios Zacharias Mor Philoxenos Geevarghese Mor Dionasios Yuhanon Mor Militos Mathews Mor Thevodosios Kuriakose Mor Theophilos Yaqu'b Mor Anthonios Kuriakose Mor Eusabios Pathros Mor Osthathios Geevarghese Mor Polycarpus Markose Mor Chrisostamos Geevarghese Mor Athanasios Kuriakose Mor Diaskoros Elias Mor Athanasios

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