Thomas K. Oommen

Thomas Kanjirappally Oommen (born 29 November 1953) is an Indian Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of the Madhya Kerala Diocese and Moderator of Church of South India.[1]


Thomas K. Oommen
Moderator Emeritus of the Church of South India and Bishop Emeritus of Madhya Kerala Diocese
ChurchChurch of South India
DioceseMadhya Kerala
In office2011–2020 (Madhya Kerala)
2017–2019(Moderator)
PredecessorThomas Samuel
SuccessorSabu K. Cherian
Orders
Ordination1982
by M. C. Mani
Consecration5 March 2011
by S. Vasantha Kumar (principal consecrator) and G. Devakadasham (co-consecrator)
RankBishop
Personal details
Born (1953-11-29) 29 November 1953
Thalavady, Travancore Cochin, India

Early years

Thomas K Oommen was born on 29 November 1953, to an agrarian Nazarani family at Thalavady in Alappuzha district. He did his college education at NSS Hindu College, Changanassery. He had taken an undergraduate degree in divinity from Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

Ecclesiastical career

Oommen was ordained deacon in 1982 and was made presbyter the next year. Oommen was elected as Bishop of Madhya Kerala Diocese of Church of South India on February 2011. He was ordained as the 12th Bishop of the CSI Madhya Kerala diocese at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kottayam on 5 March 2011 by CSI Moderator Bishop Rev S Vasanthakumar.[2] Oommen was elected as the Deputy Moderator of Church of South India at the Church of South India Synod held at Vijayawada on 11 January 2014 and as the Moderator and Primate of Church of South India at the Synod held at Kottayam on 15 January 2017.[3]

References

Religious titles
Preceded by
Thomas Samuel
Bishop - in - Madhya Kerala Diocese
Church of South India

2011–2020
Succeeded by
Sabu K. Cherian
Preceded by
G. Dyvasirvadam
2014-2017
Moderator
Church of South India Synod

2017-2020
Succeeded by
Dharmaraj Rasalam[1]
2020-2023
Preceded by
G. Dyvasirvadam
2012-2014
Deputy Moderator
Church of South India Synod

2014-2017
Succeeded by
V. Prasada Rao
2017-2020
  1. Joseph Muthuraj, Church of South India Elects New Moderator - The Rt. Rev. A. Dharmaraj Rasalam will be Moderator from 2020-2023 and is from South Kerala, Virtueonline, January 11, 2020.
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