Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos Episcopa
Diocesan Bishop
Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos Episcopa ( Rev. Dr. K.U.Abraham) was born on 16th August 1953 as the son of Kanjirathara KC Uthuppu and Sosamma of Kottayam Manganam St. Peters Mar Thoma Parish. He completed school education from Muttampalam Govt. LP School and Kottayam MT Seminary High School. College education was done in CMS college and Baselios College of Kottayam. Theological study was done in Kottayam Mar Thoma Theological Seminary. He was ordained Semmas on 31st May 1980 and Kaseessa on 28th June 1980. Higher studies was one in Princeston University. He got doctorate from Boston University in Christian Education. He was consecrated as Ramban on 11th February 2005 by Geevarghese Mar Athanasius Thirumeni at Kottayam Jerusalem Mar Thoma Church. In the Silver Jubilee year of his priesthood he was consecrated as Episcopa by Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Metropolitan on 14th May 2005 at SCS, Thiruvalla. During his Theological studies he was elected to the Senate of Serampore University.
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Very Rev. Dr. Sham P Thomas
Very Rev Dr. Sham P. Thomas hails from Punnackadu. He was ordained in 1988 and served Parishes in various states in India. He was Professor and chairperson of the Department of Communication at the United Theological College, Bangalore and the James S Stuart Scholar at the University of Edinburgh. Presently serving as the Director of the Ecumenical Christian Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru.
Rev. Joseph John
Rev. Joseph John is from Pullencherry, Nilambur, and his Mother Parish is Pullencherry Bethel Mar Thoma Church, Nilambur. He obtained a Master of Arts (MA) in English Language and Literature from Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla, affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University in 2000, and a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) from Mar Thoma Theological Seminary, Kottayam, in 2005. Additionally, he holds a Master of Theology (M. Th.) in Christian Theology from United Theological College, Bangalore, earned in 2016. Currently, Rev. Joseph John is pursuing a Doctor of Theology (D. Th.) in Christian Theology from the Federated Faculty for Research in Religion and Culture (FFRRC), Kottayam, affiliated with the Senate of Serampore College (University). He was ordained as Kassessa on 20th July 2005.
Dr. George M. Abraham
MD, MPH, MACP, FIDSA, FRCP (Lon.)
Chief of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
President Emeritus, American College of Physicians (ACP)
