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SUMMARY:Mor Philoxinos Yuhannon +2015
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DESCRIPTION:December 30th is the anniversary of the demise of HG Mor Philo
 xinos Yuhannon +2015. Late HG Mor Philoxinos Yuhannon was the bishop of Ma
 labar Diocese. \n\nJohn Jacob was born to Elappanal Kuruvulla & Annamma of
  Pampady Kottayam. He was ordained Quroyo by Mor Philoxinos Paulose (later
  the late Catholicos HB Mor Baselius Paulose II) & then priest by late Mor
  Baselius Augen I. As a priest he was called to USA by late HE Mor Athanas
 ius Yeshu Samuel. While there\, he was instrumental in establishing Malank
 ara Jacobite churches in Staten Island\, Manhattan\, Philadelphia\, Chicag
 o\, Dallas\, Houston & Augusta. Despite the hectic schedule\, he also took
  up higher studies earning a S.T.M from New York Theological Seminary\, T.
 H.D from Logos Graduate School of Theology\, New York\, D.D from Orlando I
 nternational Seminary\, Florida & C.P.E (Clinical Pastoral Education) from
  New York. Fr. John later returned to India & was elevated as a Raban by l
 ate HG Mor Timotheos Yac'ub.\n\nOn 12th September 1985 he was consecrated 
 as Metropolitan by late Catholicos HB Mor Baselius Paulose II with the tit
 le Philoxinos at St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral Meenangadi. Mor Phil
 oxinos took over the charge of Malabar Diocese. He was instrumental in the
  overall development of the diocese for the 2.5 decades he was Metropolita
 n. Mor Philoxinos took initiatives in establishing Mor Elias Orphanage-Sne
 habhavan\, Old-age home-Karunabhavan\, St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s High
 er Secondary School\, & St. Gregorius B.Ed. College at Meenangadi. He was 
 also essential in solving the disputes with the schismatics in an amicable
  way. Many new new churches were also constructed throughout the diocese.
  A lot of them were built in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu\, in Kozhikod
 e & Malappuram. Mor Philoxinos also served the Church in various capacitie
 s including Metropolitan Trustee of the Syrian Orthodox Church\, Secretary
  of the regional Holy Synod\, President of the Morth Mariam Vanitha Samaja
 m & Patron of St. Paul’s Mission\, to mention a few.\n\nIn 2009\, due to
  his ailing health & ongoing medical treatment\, he requested the Patriarc
 h of Antioch & the Malankara Synod to relinquish him from his duties. He w
 ould lead his life of retirement at Meenangadi\, while still remaining ard
 ent in prayer. Mor Philoxinos passed away on December 30th 2015. His last 
 rites were led by the Catholicos HB Mor Baselius Thomas I along with the P
 atriarchal Delegate & the Metropolitans of the Malankara Church. In accord
 ance with his wishes\, Mor Philoxinos Yuhannon was buried in St. Mary's Si
 mhasana Cathedral\, Pampady. \n\nBiography courtesy of\, 'Martyrs\, Saints
  and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church' and Syriac Christianity websi
 te. 
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