Titus II Mar Thoma
(Thithoos is Aramaic and Malayalam) It was in the Malabar Coast in the 1st century CE, Thomas the Apostle arrived to preach the gospel to the Jews and non-Jewish locals, from whom emerged the Nasrani people and their Malankara Church.The daughter was married to Mallapally Pavoothikunnel family and the first four sons moved to Themoottil, Neduvelil (Kozhenchery), Periyilel and Punamadom (Othera).A number of other Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church leaders were also born in this family.Dethos (the Aramaic form of the name Titus) was born on 6 May 1866 as the youngest son of Maramon Palakunnathu Joseph (brother of Mathews Mar Athanasius Metropolitan) and Mavelikara Vadakkethalackal Mariamma.He was ordained by Thomas Mar Athanasius Metropolitan in 1889 and was appointed as assistant vicar in his home parish at Maramon church.He was elected as a member of the Managing Committee (now known as Sabha Council) and a Representative Assembly (now known as Prathinidhi Mandalam) of the church.For this purpose, a special chair was made and Mar Thoma I the first bishop of Malankara church was enthroned.The enthronement of Titus II Mar Thoma took place on 20 October 1909 at puthencavu church A number of important decisions were taken during this time.He was consecrated as an episcopa on 27 December 1917 at Tiruvalla and was given the episcopal title, Abraham Mar Thoma Suffragan Metropolitan.
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