Mar Thoma VIII Mar Thoma Metropolitan | |
|---|---|
| Malankara Syrian Church | |
| Installed | 2 July 1809 |
| Term ended | 26 January 1816 |
| Predecessor | Mar Thoma VII |
| Successor | Mar Thoma IX |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thoma |
| Died | 26 January 1816 Niranam |
| Buried | St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Puthencavu |
Mar Thoma VIII was the 8th Metropolitan of the Malankara Church in Kerala, India from 1809 to 1816. He was a man of vision. It was during his time Malankara church opened the first formal educational institution, in Kerala. With the opening of Kottayam Suryani Seminary, modern education dawned in Kerala.