Thomas K. Oommen
Thomas K. Oommen | |
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Moderator Emeritus of the Church of South India and Bishop Emeritus of Madhya Kerala Diocese | |
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Church | Church of South India |
Diocese | Madhya Kerala |
In office | 2011โ2020 (Madhya Kerala) 2017โ2019(Moderator) |
Predecessor | Thomas Samuel |
Successor | Sabu K. Cherian |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1982 by M. C. Mani |
Consecration | 5 March 2011 by S. Vasantha Kumar, Joseph Mar Thoma, G. Devakadasham & K. G. Daniel |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born |
Thomas Kanjirappally Oommen (born 29 November 1953) is an Indian Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of the Madhya Kerala Diocese and Moderator of Church of South India.[1]
Early years
Thomas K Oommen was born on 29 November 1953, to an agrarian Saint Thomas Anglican family at Thalavady in Alappuzha district. He did his college education at NSS Hindu College, Changanassery. He had taken an undergraduate degree in divinity from Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Ecclesiastical career
Oommen was ordained deacon in 1982 and was made presbyter the next year. Oommen was elected as Bishop of Madhya Kerala Diocese of Church of South India in February 2011. He was ordained as the 12th Bishop of the CSI Madhya Kerala diocese at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kottayam on 5 March 2011. CSI Moderator Rt. Rev. S. Vasantha Kumar was the chief consecrator. Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan, CSI Deputy Moderator Rt. Rev. Gnanasigamony Devakadasham and CSI Bishop Rt. Rev. K. G. Daniel were Co-consecrators.[2][3][4] Oommen was elected as the Deputy Moderator of Church of South India at the Church of South India Synod held at Vijayawada on 11 January 2014 and as the Moderator and Primate of Church of South India at the Synod held at Kottayam on 15 January 2017.[5]
References
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- ^ "Thomas K. Oommen selected Bishop of CSI diocese". The Hindu. 10 February 2011.
- ^ "Thomas K Oommen ordained CSI diocese bishop". The New Indian Express. 6 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
- ^ Staff Reporter (5 March 2011). "Thomas Oommen installed as CSI central Kerala Bishop". The Hindu.
- ^ Thomas, Babu. "CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese gets new Bishop". www.christiantoday.co.in.
- ^ "Reformer elected Moderator of the CSI".
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