Very. Rev. Eldo Ramban, (formerly Fr. P. S. Yohannan) was born on November 30th, 1954, to Mr. Zachariah and Mrs. Annamma, Parakunnil House, Panniamkkara P.O, Vadakkancherry, Palakkad.
He did his school education is Chamya Ayyer High school at Ayakkad near Vadakkencherry, Palakkad. After college education from S. N. College, Alathoor and post-graduation in Sociology from Kerala University, Rambachen learned Syriac under V. Rev. Fr. Marat Thomas Ramban in 1973-74 at Othera Dayara. He has his G.S.T. (1978) and B. D. (1979), certificate course from Bossey Institute of WCCA, Geneva (1999-2000) and a Certificate on counseling course from the Indian Christian Medical Association of India, Shillong.
He was ordained sub-deacon by H. G. Yuhanon Mar Severios in 1977, Deacon by H. G. Joseph Mar Pachomios in 1979. He was ordained priest by H. G. Yuhannon Mar Severios (in 1980) and was professed Remban by His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Didymus I (in 2006).
He has rendered his services to the following churches: St. George Orthodox Church, Vaniampara, St. Ignatius Orthodox Church, Thrissur, St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, Faridabad, St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Ghaziabad, Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Barelly, St. George Orthodox Church, Haridwar, St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, and its various chapels, Ernakulam, Sion Seminary Chapel, Koratty, Medical College Chapel, Kolenchery, Parumala Seminary Church, Parumala, St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, Padamugal (Founding Vicar), and St. Thomas Dayara Chapel, Vettickal.
He has also held the following offices: Kerala Regional Chaplain of Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI), Council member, Delhi Diocese, Director, OSSAE, Cochin Diocese, Founder of Baselios Vidyanikethan (CBSE) Vettickal and Principal till 2006
He is presently the Manager & Vicar of St. Thomas Dayara, Vettickal, President of Local Committee of BaseliosVidyanikethan and President of Health Centre of the Dayara. He is also a member of Director Board of St. Mary’s Boys Home, Thalacode
