Mani Achan's Mother passed away on Sunday 21 September 2008 at Kottayam

Dr. Mani Chacko Achan's mother, Mr. Thankamma Mani passed away on Sunday 21 September 2008 at Kottayam. She was sick for some time. Mrs. Thankamma Mani served the CSI Church  in several capacities with her husband  Rt. Rev. M.C. Mani, who was the Bishop of the  Madhya Kerala Diocese the CSI Church in Kerala. Mani achan and Kochamma were beside the mother at the time of  her death. Rev. Dr. Mani Chacko  was the Principal of Gurukul from 2001-2006. He served the Gurukul as  a faculty memebr for 16 years and several years as the Head of the Department of the Old Testament.  Now he is the Director of Ecumenical Christian Centre at Bangalore.  The Gurukul community mourned the death by observing one minute silence after the worship  service on 22nd Monday. Principal Dr. Samuel Meshack expressed Gurukul community's condolence to the bereaved family.

Gurukul Alumnus elected as the Bishop of Orthodox Syrian Church

Very. Rev. Christophorous Ramban

Very. Rev. Christophorous Ramban hails from Thekkemala, Kozhenchery. Born in 1960, as the son of Mr. V.A. Oommen and Mrs. Gracy Oommen.  Ramban (then Abraham Oommen) was educated at Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, Old Seminary Kottayam and Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Madras. ( B.A, B.D, M.Th)

Ordained as deacon in 1986, as priest on 21 May 1987, he accepted the vows of monasticism and was professed Remban on 31 Mar 2002. He led a monastic life in Parumala Seminary during 1986-1990 and Madras during 1990-1996.  Remban served as the Vicar of St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Singapore between 1996 and 2002.  In 2003, he served as the Manager of Madras Aramana and during 2004-2006 he did commendable job as the Manager of the Parumala Seminary.

Since 2007 Very.Rev. Christophorous Ramban is serving as the Manager of Catholicate Aramana, Devalokam. 

His brother Philip Oommen is working at Malaysia and the only sister Jaya Shaji is working at Doha.

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