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{{short description|Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church bishop}}

{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = His Grace
| name = Yuhanon Mar Dioscoros
| honorific-suffix = Metropolitan
| image =
| church = [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]
| diocese = [[Kottayam Orthodox Diocese|Kottayam Diocese]]
| appointed = 2009
| consecration = 19 February 2009
| consecrated_by = [[Baselios Marthoma Didymos I]]
| birth_date = 28 May 1964
| birth_place = Kerala, India
}}

'''Yuhanon Mar Dioscoros''' is a bishop of the [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]] who serves as Metropolitan of the [[Kottayam Orthodox Diocese|Kottayam Diocese]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://directory.mosc.in/bishops/?the-holy-synod=diocesan-bishops |title=Diocesan Bishops |website=Malankara Orthodox Directory |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref> He was consecrated as Metropolitan on 19 February 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
According to the official church biography, Yuhanon Mar Dioscoros was born on 28 May 1964.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref> He completed his secular and theological studies in Kerala and later became associated with the [[Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref>

==Ordained ministry==
He was elected bishop by the Malankara Syrian Christian Association on 11 September 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref> He was professed as a Ramban on 4 December 2008 by Baselios Marthoma Didymos I.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref> He was ordained as bishop on 19 February 2009 at St. George Orthodox Church, Puthupally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref>

==Episcopal ministry==
Yuhanon Mar Dioscoros serves as the Metropolitan of the Kottayam Diocese.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://directory.mosc.in/bishops/?the-holy-synod=diocesan-bishops |title=Diocesan Bishops |website=Malankara Orthodox Directory |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref> He has also been listed as assistant metropolitan for the Kottayam Central Diocese and the Asia-Pacific Diocese.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitans_of_the_Indian_Orthodox_Church |title=List of metropolitans of the Indian Orthodox Church |website=Wikipedia |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=March 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stmarybahrain.com/holysynod/ |title=Holy Episcopal Synod |website=St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Cathedral, Bahrain |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref>

He has held administrative responsibilities in the Church, including work connected with church publications, public relations, and educational institutions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref>

==Academic roles==
Yuhanon Mar Dioscoros has served in academic positions at the Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam, including as professor and dean of studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref> He has also been associated with theological teaching and church formation programmes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-yuhanon-mar-dioscoros-metropolitan/ |title=H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan |website=Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref>

==Public activity==
In 2020, he was reported in Indian media as having acted in his capacity as a church official in disciplinary action involving clergy of the Kottayam diocese.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/Feb/06/3-orthodox-priests-temporarily-removed-from-parish-ministry-2099595.html |title=3 Orthodox priests temporarily removed from parish ministry |work=The New Indian Express |date=6 February 2020 |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]
* [[Kottayam Orthodox Diocese]]
* [[List of metropolitans of the Indian Orthodox Church]]

==References==
{{reflist}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Dioscoros, Yuhanon Mar}}
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]
[[Category:People from Pathanamthitta district]]
[[Category:Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church bishops]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]

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