Ivanios Geevarghese Panikkervettil | |
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| Metropolitan Archbishop | |
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| Church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| See | Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum |
| Installed | 11 June 1932 |
| Term ended | 15 July 1953 |
| Successor | Aboun Mor Benedict Gregorios Thangalathil OIC |
| Previous post(s) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Bethany Ashram of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 September 1908 by Dionysius of Vattasseril |
| Consecration | 1 May 1925 by Baselios Geevarghese I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | P. T Geevarghese 21 September 1882 Mavelikkara, Kerala |
| Died | 15 July 1953 (aged 70) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| Buried | St. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Cathedral |
| Nationality |  India |
Panikkervettil Thomas Panicker Geevarghese (21 September 1882 – 15 July 1953), known formally as Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, was a prominent Indian bishop and the first metropolitan archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.[1] He was a key figure in the Malankara Reunion Movement, which sought to reunite the Malankara Church with the Catholic Church, culminating in his joining the Roman Catholic Church in 1930 along with a small group of followers.
Mar Ivanios was instrumental in founding the Bethany Ashram and played a vital role in the establishment of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Hierarchy, becoming the first bishop of the Archdiocese of Trivandrum in 1932. He was the first M.A. degree holder in the Kerala or Malankara Church. He also served as the principal of the Kottayam M.D Seminary High School and as a professor at Serampore College. Geevarghese established about 50 schools, including one 'A' grade college named Mar Ivanios College.
He is a candidate for sainthood in the Catholic Church, having been declared a Servant of God by Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottungal in 2007 and Venerable by Pope Francis in 2024.
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