Zacharias Aprem (born 11 March 1966) is the
Metropolitan of the
Adoor-Kadampanad Diocese and served as the assistant metropolitan of the
Southwest American Diocese from 20 September 2017 to 3 November 2022.
Metropolitan
In February 2010, the
Malankara Syrian Christian Association met at Shasthamkotta and elected Zacharias along with six others to become bishops. The
Malankara Metropolitan
Malankara Metropolitan is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of the Malankara Syrian Church, previously by the Government of Travancore and Cochin in South India. This title was awarded by a proclamation from the King of Travancore and ...
and
Catholicos of the East Baselios Thoma Didymos I, received Zacharias's profession as Ramban-priest on 21 March 2010. Zacharias was ordained to the episcopate by Didymos I on 12 May 2010 at Mar Elia Cathedral, Kottayam.
On September 17th, 2017, Zacharias was appointed as Assistant Metropolitan of the
Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America
The Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America, sometimes referred to as the Southwest Diocese or DS-WA is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocesan headquarters are located in Beasley, Texas a suburban city in Texas ...
.
References
External links
Official website of Malankara Orthodox Church
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1966 births
Living people
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church bishops
Malabar Christian College alumni
People from Malappuram district
20th-century Oriental Orthodox clergy
21st-century Oriental Orthodox bishops