His Grace Geevarghese Mar Ivanios

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Diocese: Kottayam
Original Name: Geevarghese
Date of Birth: 14 Nov. 1940
Ordination (Deacon): 1963
Ordination (Priest): 1973
Ordination (Episcopa): 1985
Ordination (Bishop): 1991
Present Address: Kuriakose Mar Gregorios Diocean Centre, Kottayam, Kerala
Tel.: 0481-2564329/2505431

His Grace was born in 1940 at the Keeyath family, Othara. After his schooling, he did his BSc from Fathima Matha College, Kollam. Further to that he took his post graduation in Hebrew and Syriac Languages from Mansfield College, England. Also he took a Masters in Theology from Oxford University. Meanwhile, he learnt Sanskrit and Latin.

He was ordained a deacon in 1963 and a priest in 1973, respectively, by His Grace Mathews Mar Kurilos. Thereupon, he worked as the Vicar of Karappuzha Chappel. In 1979, HH Marthoma Mathews I, ordained him to the rank of a ramban.

His Grace was ordained an episcopa in 1985 at St Mary’s Church, Puthiakavu, Mavelikkara. Since then, he is working as the Bishop of Kottayam Diocese. He was ordained as a metropolitan in 1991.
From 1971 onwards, he is teaching at the Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam and has authored a book, “Hridaya Sudhikaranam”.
His Grace is also a known guru in meditation!