Malankara Syrian Catholic Church

Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom, Gurgaon-Delhi

HIS EXCELLENCY MOST REV. DR. GEEVARGHESE MAR MAKARIOS

His Excellency Most Rev. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Makarios

Bishop of the Eparchy of Puttur

Most Rev. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Makarios, was born on  16 July 1958. His parents are Late K.M. Chacko & Mariamma Kalayil. After High School education he joined the Infant Mary’s Minor Seminary, Marygiri, Tiruvalla. He studied Philosophy at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Mangalore and Theology in Papal Seminary, Pune. He was ordained priest for the then Eparchy of Bathery on 1 May 1986 by Bishop Cyril Mar Baselios. He also completed his Licentiate and Doctorate in Dogmatic Theology from Gregorian University, Rome.  Besides his ministry as Parish Priest, he served Secretary to Bishop Cyril  Mar Baselois, Eparchy of Bathery, Rector and Vice-Rector the St. Mary’s Malankara Major Seminary, Trivandrum, Administrator of the Eparchy of Puttur. He speaks Malayalam, English, Kannada Italian and German. He was appointed the second Bishop of the Eparchy of Puttur on 21 September 2017.

 

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