Mar Thoma II was the second Metropolitan of the Malankara Church from 1670 to 1686.

Introduction

The Malayalam versions of the Canons of the Synod of Diamper use these titles throughout the report except in three places where they use the Latin word ''archidiaconus''.

Consecration

The leaders of the Puthenkoor Malankara Syrian Church selected a nephew (brother's son) of

Thoma I Mar Thoma I, also known as Valiya Mar Thoma (''Mar Thoma the Great'') and Arkkadiyokkon Thoma (''Archdeacon Thomas'') in Malayalam and Thomas de Campo in Portuguese was the first native-born, popularly-selected Metropolitan bishop of the 17th ...

as his successor. He was consecrated by

and the Antiochean patriarchal delegate Gregorios Abdul Jaleel who was the archbishop of Jerusalem. He was the second Thoma who ascended the throne of Malankara Syrian church. When

died on 25 April 1670 Mar Thoma II, took charge of the Church.

Visits by foreign bishops

''Mar Anthraos'' and three of his brothers from the Middle East arrived at the

Mulanthuruthy Mulanthuruthy, also spelt Mulamthuruthy, is a south-eastern suburb of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. The historic Marthoman church is located here. Chottanikkara Temple is situated nearby Mulanthuruthy. Location It is about 15 km so ...

church in 1678. Later on they moved to various churches and arrived at

St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Puthencavu St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church, Orthodox Cathedral, Puthencavu is one of the important churches in South India, located at a village named Puthencavu (near Chengannur), Alappuzha district in Kerala state of India. The church is one of the olde ...

(near Chengannur). On 29 February 1692 while visiting Kallada, he went to the nearby river and was drowned. Two of his brothers went back to

and raised families there. Descendants of one of them later established the

Malabar Independent Syrian Church The Malabar Independent Syrian Church (MISC) also known as the Thozhiyur Church, is a Christian church centred in Kerala, India. It is one of the churches of the Saint Thomas Christian community, which traces its origins to the evangelical acti ...

.Souvenir published by Puthencavu St.Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, pp. 209–211.

Introduction

Consecration

Visits by foreign bishops

See also

References

Further reading