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'''Thomas Mar Makarios''' (born 26 May 1926 in [[India]] and died on 23 Feb 2008 in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], [[England]]) was the founder of the [[diocese]] of the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] of the [[Malankara Orthodox Church]] | '''Thomas Mar Makarios''' (born 26 May 1926 in [[India]] and died on 23 Feb 2008 in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], [[England]]) was the founder of the [[diocese]] of the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] of the [[Malankara Orthodox Church]]<ref>[http://www.neamericandiocese.org/diocese/his-grace-dr-thomas-mar-makarios.aspx His Grace Dr. Thomas Mar Makarios]</ref> and the first metropolitan of the UK, Europe , Africa diocese , the diocese of the United States and Canada and the Diocese of Bombay . | ||
Makarios began his career as a school teacher in India, resigning this position to study [[theology]]. He was ordained a priest in 1952, and was appointed first vicar of the Malankara Orthodox Church in [[New Delhi]]. In 1963 he entered the United States to study for an advanced degree, receiving a Master's in religion from [[Virginia Theological Seminary]], and a doctorate in theology from [[Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education|Union Theological Seminary]] of [[Richmond, Virginia]]. | Makarios began his career as a school teacher in India, resigning this position to study [[theology]]. He was ordained a priest in 1952, and was appointed first vicar of the Malankara Orthodox Church in [[New Delhi]]. In 1963 he entered the United States to study for an advanced degree, receiving a Master's in religion from [[Virginia Theological Seminary]], and a doctorate in theology from [[Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education|Union Theological Seminary]] of [[Richmond, Virginia]]. | ||