Monday 28 December, 2015

Zacharias Mar Theophilus Saffragan Metropolitan passes away


Dr. Zacharias Mar Theophilus Saffragan Metropolitan passed away yesterday evening due to a brain hemorrhage. He was 77. The bishop was well known in the ecumenical field and reached out to leaders and members of various other churches. He was also known to be a person who worked for the poor and needy and was one of the most senior bishops of the Marthoma Syrian Church. The funeral will be conducted tomorrow in Thiruvalla, Kerala. The principal, faculty and staff of the UTC offer their condolences.

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