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| name = Yuhanon Chrysostamos<br />
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| church = [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]<br />
| diocese = [[Niranam Orthodox Diocese|Niranam Diocese]]<br />
| term = 2005 - Present<br />
| predecessor = <!-- Orders --><br />
| ordination = 5 March 2005<br />
| ordained_by = <!-- Personal details --><br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1954|01|07}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kottoor]], [[Thiruvalla]]<br />
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'''Yuhanon Chrysostamos''' is Metropolitan of [[Niranam Orthodox Diocese|Niranam Diocese]] of [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=H.G. Yuhanon Mar Chrysostamos |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/his-grace-dr-yoohanon-mar-chrysostamus|website=mosc.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Yuhanon Mar Chrysostamos {{!}} Malankara Orthodox TV |url=https://malankaraorthodox.tv/}}</ref><br />
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In 2023, he is the bishop of [[St Mary's Orthodox Church, Kallooppara]], and has been in place since 2007.<ref>[https://www.kalloopparapally.com/new_bishops.html Kalloopparapally Church website, Retrieved 2023-05-31]</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born in 1954 in Mannil Puthen Purayil, Kottoor, [[Thiruvalla]]. <br />
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He completed his BSc Mathematics from [[St. Berchmans College|SB College Changanasserry]] then affiliated to [[University of Kerala]] and joined the [[Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam]]. He also studied his GST and BD from [[Serampore University]]. He completed a MTh from [[United Theological College, Bangalore]], and a PhD from The [[San Francisco Theological Seminary]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
He was ordained as a deacon on 19 April 1982, and became a priest on 5 June 1982. <br />
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He was Principal of St Paul’s Mission Training Center and has held several other teaching and speaking posts within the church.<br />
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He was ordained as [[Metropolitan bishop| Metropolitan]] on 5 March 2005.<ref>[https://www.kalloopparapally.com/new_bishops.html St Mary's Orthodox Church in Kalloopparapall website]</ref><br />
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