Thomas K. Oommen

The Right Reverend

Thomas K. Oommen
The Right Reverend; Thomas K. Oommen
Moderator Emeritus of the Church of South India and Bishop Emeritus of Madhya Kerala Diocese
Church	Church of South India
Diocese	Madhya Kerala
In office	2011–2020 (Madhya Kerala); 2017–2019(Moderator)
Predecessor	Thomas Samuel
Successor	Sabu K. Cherian
Orders
Ordination	1982; by M. C. Mani
Consecration	5 March 2011; by S. Vasantha Kumar, Joseph Mar Thoma, G. Devakadasham & K. G. Daniel
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	29 November 1953 (age 71); Thalavady, Travancore Cochin, India

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]

Early years

Thomas K Oommen was born on 29 November 1953, to an agrarian Saint Thomas Anglican 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 in 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. CSI Moderator Rt. Rev. S. Vasantha Kumar was the chief consecrator. Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan, CSI Deputy Moderator Rt. Rev. Gnanasigamony Devakadasham and CSI Bishop Rt. Rev. K. G. Daniel were Co-consecrators.^[2]^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]

References

^ "Thomas K. Oommen selected Bishop of CSI diocese". The Hindu. 10 February 2011.
^ "Thomas K Oommen ordained CSI diocese bishop". The New Indian Express. 6 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
^ Staff Reporter (5 March 2011). "Thomas Oommen installed as CSI central Kerala Bishop". The Hindu.
^ Thomas, Babu. "CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese gets new Bishop". www.christiantoday.co.in.
^ "Reformer elected Moderator of the CSI".

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

^ 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.[1]

[1] "Thomas K. Oommen selected Bishop of CSI diocese". The Hindu. 10 February 2011.

[2] "Thomas K Oommen ordained CSI diocese bishop". The New Indian Express. 6 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.

[3] Staff Reporter (5 March 2011). "Thomas Oommen installed as CSI central Kerala Bishop". The Hindu.

[4] Thomas, Babu. "CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese gets new Bishop". www.christiantoday.co.in.

[5] "Reformer elected Moderator of the CSI".

[6] 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.[1]

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