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H. G. Ayub Mor Silvanos
Arch Bishop of North America, Canada & Europe regions
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Mor Silvanos Ayub, the auxiliary bishop of the Knanaya archdiocese was elevated
to high priest-hood along with Mor Ivanios Kuriakose on June 11, 2008 by His Holiness
Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and the
supreme head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church.
The consecration ceremony was held at the St. Peter & St. Paul's Patriarchal Cathedral
at Ma`rrat Sayyidnaya, Damascus, Syria. Their Eminences Mor Sevarios Kuriakose (Archbishop
of Knanaya archdiocese), Mor Gregorios Kuriakose (Metropolitan of Kallisseri region
of the Knanaya diocese), Mor Timotheos Aphrem Aboodi (former Patriarchal Vicar for
Canada), Mor Theophilos George Saliba ( Secretary to the Holy Synod) and Mor Clemis
Daniel (Lebanon diocese) assisted His Holiness at this blessed consecration ceremony.
The holy ceremony was attended by a large gathering of Rabans (Monks), Priests,
Deacons, Nuns and around 75 Syrian Orthodox Faithful from India.
Mor Silvanos Ayub (formerly known as Rev. Fr. Job Thottathil) was born on April
18, 1972 as the son of Thottathil K O Uthup and Kunjujamma, Thurithikad. After attaining
Commerce degree from the Calicut University in Kerala, he joined the St. Ephraim
Seminary in Damascus, Syria, and later the Serampur University in India. On successful
completion of his theological studies from both the institutions he was ordained
priest on August 6, 1999 and was since then serving the Knanaya churches at London,
Manchester and Bristol in Great Britain. In March 2008, the Knanaya Syrian Christian
Association held at Mor Aphrem Seminary in Chingavanam, Kottayam choose Rev. Fr.
Job Thottathil and Fr. Kuriakose Kolath as the new auxiliary metropolitans for the
archdiocese and accordingly both were raised to the order of Ramban in May 2008.
The Ramban ordination of Rev. Fr. Job Thottathil was held at the St. Peter & St.
Paul's Patriarchal Cathedral at Ma`rrat Sayyidnaya, Damascus, Syria.
In May 2009 Mor Silvanos Ayub was elevated by the Patriach of Antioch to the position of
Arch Bishop of the Knanaya Diocese for the North America, Canada & Europe regions.
Source: www.knanaya.us
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