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, Syria. The new Metropolitan was
entrusted with the title 'TITUS' during the consecration
ceremony. His Eminence will henceforth be known by name 'Mor
Titus Yeldho Pathickal'. Archbishops from different countries
were present to grace the occasion: Mor Gregorios Joseph
(Kochi), the synod secretary of Malankara Syrian Orthodox
Church, Mor Julius Kuriakose- Secretary to His Holiness the
Patriarch, H.G. Mor Osthathius Matharohom (Syria), Mor Severius
Saka Musal (Iraq), Mor Silvanos Pathros (Homs), Mor Athanasius
Elia Bahi (Patriarchal Assistant), Mor Cyril Aprem (America).
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 Eminence belonged to
the Perumbavur Bethel Suloko Church in the Angamali diocese,
India. 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 (monk) 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, India.
During this period he had the opportunity to have studies at the
Syrian Orthodox Monasteries of Jerusalem, Turkey, Holland,
Germany and Switzerland. 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.
From 1995 to 2001, he
was actively involved in YMCA organization as its regional vice
chairman and also as its National Executive Board member.