Mathews Mor Aphrem
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| Denomination | Jacobite Syrian Christian Church |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch |
| Title | Assistant Metropolitan of highrange region of Angamali diocese |
| Period in office | 2006 — present |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Religious career | |
| Priestly ordination | 3rd July 2006 |
| Previous bishoprics | None |
| Previous post | None |
| Personal | |
| Date of birth | 15th May 1968 |
| Place of birth | Kaniyambatta, Kerala |
Mor Aphrem Mathews is a Syriac Orthodox bishop who is in charge of the High-Range region in the Angamali diocese under the Catholicos Baselios Thomas I.
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[edit] Early life
Mathews Mor Aphrem was born to Mr. Skaria and Sossamma on 15th May 1968. His family was a member of St. George Syrian Orthodox church at Kaniyambatta in Malabar diocese. He went to school at government School Panamaram.
[edit] Education
In 1988, he was received Bachelors degree in Economics from the Calicut University. He then completed the theological diploma course at Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary (MSOT seminary) in 1992. Soon after the completion of seminary course he was appointed as a teacher of Syriac Liturgical Music at the MSOT seminary Mulanthuruthy. In 1992 he joined for Masters in Economics at Maharajas College Ernakulam & received the Masters degree from the Mahatma Gandhi University in 1994.
[edit] Priesthood
He was ordained as a priest on 27th May 1994. Later, in 1994 he joined the United Theological College in Bangalore and received B.D. in 1998. In 1999 he joined for M.Th at United Theological College Bangalore and received Masters degree in the field of Systematic Theology in 2001.
[edit] Professorship
After attaining the Master degree in Theology, he joined the faculty at the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary in Mulanthuruthy, teaching Systematic Theology, Orthodox faith, Syriac liturgical Music (Bethgazo) and Hebrew.
[edit] Higher Studies
In 2004 he left to United States of America for higher education. During his studies in U.S, he served as the Vicar at St. Mary's Church in Denver, St. Mary's Church in Detroit and later St. Mary's Church in Canada, all under the Malankara Archdiocese of North America.
[edit] Episcopacy
A day after on Monday the 3rd July 2006, on St. Thomas day, five Rambans including the newly ordained Ramban Nahum, were raised to order of Metropolitan by the spiritual head of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church His Beatitude the Catholicos Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I at the St. Thomas church in North Paravur. Henceforth, the newly ordained Metropolitan for High range region of Angamali diocese came to be known as APHREM; the official name being Mor Aphrem Mathews.
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