Philipose Mar Chrysostom Cleric
Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Valiya Metropolitan (born Philip Oommen on 27 April 1918) is the Valiya (senior) Metropolitan Bishop of the Mar Thoma Church.He has been a bishop for 61 years, 10 months and 15 days, which makes him the longest-serving bishop in India. He is addressed and referred to as Chrysostom Thirumeni or Valiya Thirumeni. He is also known as the bishop with a golden tongue due to his uncanny ability to communicate theological doctrines with people through humor in ease. At the time of consecration, he was given the episcopal title Mar Chrysostom.
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Philipose Mar Chrysostom on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/common/pictureGalleryPopup.jsp?picGallery=%2FMM+Photo+Galleries%2FFestival%2FMar+Chrisostem&BV_ID=@@@
- http://josephclan.com/chrysostomthirumeni.htm
- http://marthomasyrianchurch.org
- http://www.marthomasyrianchurch.org/valia_metro.htm