When the Malankara Catholic Mission in North America was inaugurated, Kalloor was appointed co-ordinator and spent time ministering in the Archdiocese of Washington. Based at Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian parish in Washington, DC, he was a chaplain for DC General Hospital and coordinated ministry for Syro-Malankara rite Catholics in the United States.[2] In 1997 he was made chorbishop.
Pope John Paul II appointed Kalloor the second bishop of the Eparchy of Marthandom on 16 April 1998. He was ordained a bishop with the name Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom by Archbishop Cyril Mar Baselios at Mar Ivanios Stadium, Trivandrum, on 29 June 1998. He was installed as the bishop of Marthandom on 1 July 1998 at Marthandom Cathedral.
Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Eparchy of Pathanamthitta on 25 January 2010 and enthroned on 20 March 2010.[3] He served until retiring on 7 June 2019.
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yoohanon, chrysostom, kalloor, born, 1944, second, bishop, eparchy, marthandom, 1998, 2010, first, bishop, eparchy, pathanamthitta, 2010, 2019, syro, malankara, catholic, church, retired, from, pathanamthitta, june, 2019, succeeded, samuel, irenios, kattukalli. Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor born 19 May 1944 was the second bishop of the Eparchy of Marthandom 1998 2010 and the first bishop of the Eparchy of Pathanamthitta 2010 2019 of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church He retired from Pathanamthitta on 7 June 2019 and was succeeded by Samuel Irenios Kattukallil He is currently Bishop Emeritus 1 His ExcellencyYoohanon Mar ChrysostomBishop of PathanamthittaChurchSyro Malankara Catholic ChurchSeeEparchy of PathanamthittaIn office2010 2019SuccessorSamuel Irenios KattukallilOrdersOrdination5 May 1973 Kashesho 29 June 1998 Bishop Personal detailsBorn 1944 05 19 19 May 1944 age 79 Kadammanitta Pathanamthitta District KeralaFamily and Education EditKalloor was the third son of Abraham and Achiyamma of the Kalloor family of Kadammanitta in Pathanamthitta District He received secondary education at Government High School Kadammanitta did minor seminary at St Aloysius Seminary Trivandrum and philosophy and theology at St Paul s Seminary Tiruchirappalli Trichy Ministry EditKalloor was ordained a priest by Benedict Mar Gregorios on 5 May 1973 He began pastoral ministry as an assistant vicar in the parishes around Balaramapuram Later he became parochial vicar of Venniyoor Mulloor Chowara and Vizhinjam and later still director of St Johns Leprosy and HIV Care Services at Pirappancode When the Malankara Catholic Mission in North America was inaugurated Kalloor was appointed co ordinator and spent time ministering in the Archdiocese of Washington Based at Holy Comforter St Cyprian parish in Washington DC he was a chaplain for DC General Hospital and coordinated ministry for Syro Malankara rite Catholics in the United States 2 In 1997 he was made chorbishop Pope John Paul II appointed Kalloor the second bishop of the Eparchy of Marthandom on 16 April 1998 He was ordained a bishop with the name Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom by Archbishop Cyril Mar Baselios at Mar Ivanios Stadium Trivandrum on 29 June 1998 He was installed as the bishop of Marthandom on 1 July 1998 at Marthandom Cathedral Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Eparchy of Pathanamthitta on 25 January 2010 and enthroned on 20 March 2010 3 He served until retiring on 7 June 2019 References Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom Bishop Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor Catholic hierarchy org Archdiocese of Washington Archived from the original on 10 January 2011 The History of the Eparchy of Pathanamthitta Archived from the original on 15 July 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yoohanon Chrysostom amp oldid 1167613437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
