Yuyakim Mar Ivanios Metropolitan – June 6 / 1858-1925

 Yuyakim Mar Ivanios Metropolitan was born in 1858, son of Korah, in the ‘Karottuveetil house’ Kandanad. He learned Syriac, canons and beliefs of the Church under the disciplined training of Konat Geevarghese Mar Julios. He was a Sanskrit scholar too. He received his deaconship from Shemavoon Mar Dionysius on 6 April 1882, at Kadumangalam Church, and priesthood at Kottayam Old Seminary from Pulikkottil Mar Dionysius, 14 April 1892. He stayed for long periods in the Old Seminary and in the Parumala Seminary. He was ordained as Ramban by Patriarch Mar Abdulla, at Jerusalem, in 1908. When Patriarch Mar Abdulla came to Malankara and demanded temporal authority, Mar Ivanios joined hands with Vattasseril Mar Dionysius and stiffly resisted the move of the Patriarch.

On 9 February 1913 at the Old Syrian church, Chengannur he was elevated as Metropolitan Yuyakim Mar Ivanios, by HH Patriarch Abded Messiah in the presence of Baselios Paulose I, the first Catholicos. This was probably the first ordination in Malankara Church, after establishment of Catholicate in India. He took up the administrative responsibilities of the Thumpamon and Kandanad dioceses. He spent major share of his life as a metropolitan, in Parumala, serving the local people, doing works of charity. Yuyakim Mar Ivanios Metropolitan ordained Dn. Alexios (Malankara Sabhayude Dharma Yogi) as a priest in 1918 and Dn M P Peter, who founded the Servant of Cross Society (Sleebadas Samhooham) as Priest, in 1924.

He left for his heavenly abode on 6 June 1925. His prayerful, holy life found him a final resting place next to Parumala Thirumeni. He was laid to rest in Parumala Church to the West of and adjacent to the tomb of St. Parumala Mar Gregorios was interred.