Thomas K Oommen

Thomas Kanjirappally Oommen
Deputy Moderator of Church of South India Synod and Bishop of Madhya Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India
Church	Church of South India
Diocese	Diocese of Madhya Kerala
See	Church of South India
In office	2011–present
Predecessor	Thomas Samuel
Successor	Incumbent
Orders
Ordination	1982
Consecration	05 March 2011
Personal details
Born	29 November 1953 Thalavady, Kerala

Rt. Rev. Thomas K. Oommen is the Bishop of the Madhya Kerala Diocese of Church of South India and the Deputy Moderator of Church of South India.^[1]

Early Years

Bishop Thomas K. Oommen was born on November 29, 1953 to an agrarian family at Thalavady in Alappuzha district. He did his college education at NSS Hindu College, Changanassery. He had taken undergraduate degree in divinity from Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

Ordination & Pastorship

He was ordained deacon in 1982 and was made presbyter the next year.

Bishopric

Bishop Thomas K Oommen was elected as Bishop of Madhya Kerala Diocese of Church of South India on February 2011.He was ordained as the 12th Bishop of the CSI Madhya Kerala diocese at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kottayam on 5 March 2011 by CSI Moderator Bishop Rev S Vasanthakumar.^[2] Bishop Thomas K Oommen was elected as the Deputy Moderator of Church of South India at the Church of South India Synod held at Vijayawada on 11, January 2014.

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