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Primates ordained by

His Holiness Ignatius Zakka-I Iwas

 

 

Living Primates of the Church
 

Primate

 Date of Birth

  Date of Consecration

  Diocese

  CATHOLICOS

  Catholicos Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I

  22-Jul-1929

  July 26, 2002

 INDIA

  METROPOLITANS  (Archbishops)

1

  Mor Theophilos George Saliba

  March 31. 1945

  February 08, 1981

 Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon

2   Mor Severios Abraham

  July 12, 1941

  March 6, 1982

 INDIA - Angamali region (Asst.) & Abbot of Mor Gabriel Dayro

3

  Mor Timotheos Samuel Aktas

  January 01, 1945

  February 10. 1985

 Archdiocese of Tur'abdin, Turkey

4

  Mor Philexinos Yusuf Cetin

  August 20, 1954

  September 28. 1986

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Istanbul & Ankara, Turkey

5

  Mor Julius Abdulahad Shabo

  March 08, 1951

  May 03. 1987

 Archdiocese of Sweden & Scandinavian Countries

6

  Mor Eustatheos Matta Rohum

  November 24, 1956

  July 01. 1990

 Archdiocese of Jazirah & Euphrates, Syria

7

  Mor Clemis Eugene Kaplan

  December 27, 1955

  April 12. 1991

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Western USA

8   Mor Gregorios Joseph

  November 10, 1960

  January 16, 1994

 INDIA - Kochi & Asst. to Kothamangalm region of Angamali

9

  Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim

  1965

  January 28. 1996

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Eastern USA

10

  Mor Dioscoros Benjamin Atas

  January 03, 1964

  February 11. 1996

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Sweden

11

  Mor Dionysius Isa Gurbuz

  January 01, 1963

  September 15. 1996

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Switzerland & Austria

12

  Mor Severius Malke Murad

  February 05, 1965

  September 15. 1996

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem & Jordan

13

  Mor Silvanus Petros Issa Al-nemeh

  September 04, 1968

  December 12. 1999

 Archdiocese of Homs & Hama, Syria

14   Mor Ivanios Mathews

  April 29, 1954

  January 14, 2001

 INDIA - Kandanad
15   Mor Dionysius Geevarghese

  May 5, 1948

  December 8, 2002

 INDIA - Abbot of Manjinikkara dayro, Kottayam & environs
16   Mor Milithios Yuhanon

  April 25, 1957

  December 8, 2002

 INDIA - Thumpamon
17   Mor Dioscorus Kuriakose

  May 11, 1957

  December 8, 2002

 INDIA - Bangalore & Abbot of Malecuriz Dayro
18   Mor Athanasius Geevarghese

  December 12, 1957

  December 8, 2002

 INDIA - Simhasana Churches in Ernakulam, Kunnamkulam & its environs

19

  Mor Philexinos Saliba Ozmen

  November 01, 1964

  February 09. 2003 

 Archdiocese of Mardin, Turkey

20

  Mor Athanasius  Elia Bahi

  August 28. 1973

  February 09. 2003 

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Canada

21

  Mor Meletius Malke Malke

  January 03. 1971

  September 07. 2003 

 Patriarchal Vicariate of
        Australia & New Zealand

22   Mor Tithus Yeldho

  July 22, 1970

  January 4, 2004

 Malankara diocese in North America
23   Mor Severios Kuriakose

  May 21, 1959

  January 15, 2004

 INDIA - Knanaya Archdiocese

24

  Mor Yostinos Paulos Safar

  1971

  April 17. 2005 

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Zahle & Beqa', Lebanon

25

  Mor Timotheos Mousa A. Shamani

  1966

  December 16. 2005 

 Archdiocese of Mor Matta, Iraq

26

  Mor Severius Hazail Issa Soumi

  November 05, 1965 

  February 12, 2006 

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Belgium & France

27   Mor Chrysostomos Markose

  September 26, 1966

  July 14, 2006

 INDIA - Evangelical Assn. (Asst.)

28

  Mor Athanasius Touma Dakkama

  1968

  December 03. 2006 

 Patriarchal Vicariate of United Kingdom

29

  Mor Gregorius Malki Ürek

  1959

  December 10, 2006 

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Adıyaman

30

  Mor Philexinos Mattias Nayis

  January 24, 1977

  January 07. 2007 

 Patriarchal Assistant of Patriarchal

                    & St. Ephrem Seminary, Syria

31   Mor Gregorios Kuriakose

  January 16, 1964

  February 2, 2007

 INDIA - Knanaya Archdiocese (Asst.) - Kallisserry Region

32

  Mor Julius Hanna Aydin

  April 02., 1947

  February 18, 2007 

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Germany

33

  Mor Clemis Daniel Malak Kourieh

  Aug. 27, 1972

  February 18, 2007 

 Archdiocese of Beirut, Lebanon

34

  Mor Polycarpos Awgin Aydin

  June 10, 1971

  April 15, 2007 

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Netherlands

35   Mor Ivanios Kuriakose

 June 9, 1964

  June 12, 2008

 INDIA - Knanaya Archdiocese (Asst.) - Ranny Region
36   Mor Silvanos Ayoub

  April 18, 1972

  June 12, 2008

 INDIA - Knanaya Archdiocese (Asst.) - U.K Region
37   Mor Irenious Paulose

  August 24, 1972

  August 24, 2008

 INDIA - Kozhikode (Calicut)
38   Mor Anthonios Yaqub

  July 12, 1952

  August 23, 2009

 INDIA - Honawar Mission, Manglore (Asst.)

39

  Mor Dionysius Yuhanoun Aziz Kawak

  1966

  March 21, 2010 

 Patriarchal Bureau Department, Official delegate 

                                   of His Holiness, Damascus, Syria

40

  Mor Chrysostomos Michael Shamoun

  1970

  April 10, 2011 

 Patriarchal Vicar of the Patriarchal Institutions in

                                           Atchane, Lebanon

41   Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf   1976   November 27, 2011  Archbishop of Mosul & Environs, Iraq
42   Mor Antheemos Mathews   November 3, 1974   Januray 15, 2012  INDIA - Muvattupuzha Region
43   Mor Theethose Paul Tuza     February 19, 2012  Patriarchal Vicar for the Syrian Orthodox Mission in Brazil

44

  Mor Barthelmaues Nathaniel Joseph

 

  October 26, 2012 

 Patriarchal Vicar for Arabian Gulf                                          

45  Mor Timotheos Matta Fadil Alkhouri    November 4, 2012 Patriarchal Assistant
46  Mor Thimotheos Mathews Karimpanackal    November 15, 2012 Patriarchal Secretary for Indian Affairs
47  Mor Chrysostmos Johanna Gsali    February 28, 2013 Patriarchal Vicariate of Argentina
48  Mor Yacoub Edward    March 6, 2013 Patriarchal Vicariate of Guatemala

  BISHOP

49

  Mor  Iwanis Paulos Alsuki

  February 02, 1952

  April 01. 1990 

 Patriarchal Vicariate of Damascus, Syria

 

 

Former Metropolitans ordained by His Holiness Ignatius Zakka-I
   

 Date of Consecration

 Date of Passing away

 
     1   Mor Osthatheos Binyamin Joseph

  October 7, 1984

  June 17, 2004

  entombed at Majanikkara Mor Ignatius Dayro
     2   Mor Polycorpus Geevarghese

  May 27, 1990

  March 6, 2011

  entombed at St. Antony's Cathedral, Mangalore
     3   Mor Milithios Yuhanon

  December 23, 1990

             -

  Excommunicated following defection
    4   Mor Nicholovos Zacharia

  August 15, 1993

             -

  Excommunicated following defection
    5   Mor Julius Kuriakose

  September 27, 1998

  April 9, 2011

  entombed at Majanikkara Mor Ignatius Dayro
    6   Mor Severius Saliba Touma

  November 21, 1969

  July 27, 2004

  entombed at St. George's Church, Zahle, Lebanon

     7

  Mor Kurillos Markose

  January 14, 2001

  May 30, 2005

  entombed at Pangada St. Mary's Church (Kottayam)

8

  Mor Severius Isaac Saka

  February 22. 1981

  December 19, 2011

  entombed at Mor Mattai Dayro, Mosul, Iraq
9   Mor Clemis Kuriakose

  August 24, 2008

          -

 Removed from Episcopate

10

  Mor Nicholas Matti Y. Abdalahad

  April 17, 2005 

             -

  Removed from Episcopate

 

 

 

 

 

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