Mar Thoma IX was the ninth

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of the

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for a brief period in 1816. That year, he was consecrated Metropolitan by

Mar Thoma VIII Mar Thoma VIII was the 8th Metropolitan of the Malankara Church in Kerala, India from 1809 to 1816. He was a man of vision. It was during his time Malankara church opened the first formal educational institution, in Kerala. With the opening of ...

, but soon after his ordination he was dethroned by Pulikkottil Joseph who was appointed by the then British resident Colonel John Munroe.Joseph Cheeran, Rev. Dr. Adv. P. C. Mathew (Pulikottil) and K. V. Mammen (Kottackal). "Indian Orthodox Church History and Culture". (Malayalam).

Consecration

Iype, an uncle of

, was born at

Kadamattom Kadamattom Church is an ancient Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, located in Kadamattom, Kolenchery near Muvattupuzha, in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. History The church is believed to have been established in the 9th century by Mar Abo, an ...

. He was ordained as a

Kathanar Kathanar () is an ancient Nasrani Mappila term in Malayalam that means ''priest''. The term is still in colloquial usage, although not in regular formal use. It was anglicized in archaic English texts as ''Cattanar'' or ''Kattanar'', especially ...

and was called "Iype Kathanar". While

was on his death bed, he called Iype Kathanar, laid his hands on him, and consecrated him as his successor Mar Thoma IX.

As Metropolitan

consecrated Mar Thoma IX, as his successor. Soon after the death of his predecessor, while Mar Thoma IX was at Puthencavu, he had received a letter from the British Resident in

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Coln. Munroe that he was not the approved Metropolitan and should handover all the charges to Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious I (Mar Thoma X) who was consecrated by Mar Philexinos of Thozhiyoor. Mar Thoma IX was taken to Kottayam, by Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious and took possession of all insignia from Mar Thoma IX. With tears in his eyes Mar Thoma left the Seminary premises at Kottayam and retired to his home parish Kadamattom palli, spending the rest of his days in prayer and fasting, as a great Monk.P. V. Mathew. Nazrani Christians of Kerala (Malayalam) Vol. 2, pp. 185, 166.

Last days

He continued as a bishop till the end of his life. He died in 1817 and was laid to rest at

St. George's Church, Kadamattom Kadamattom Church is an ancient Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, located in Kadamattom, Kolenchery near Muvattupuzha, in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. History The church is believed to have been established in the 9th century by Mar Abo, a ...

near

Kolenchery Kolenchery is a town in the Poothrikka gram panchayat in Ernakulam district, Kerala. Located on National Highway 85, Kolenchery is situated from Poothrikka and from Kochi. There have been plans to include Kolenchery as part of the Kochi metr ...

, Muvattupuzha.

References

External links

http://marthomasyrianchurch.org

http://kadamattomchurch.org

http://kadamattom.tripod.com - The old Syrian church at Kadamattom
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Consecration

As Metropolitan

Last days

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