Joseph Mar Thoma
Indian Anglican bishop
Joseph Mar Thoma XXI (born P. T. Joseph; 27 June 1931 - 18 October 2020) was the 21st Mar Thoma Metropolitan and the church's primate.
Early life and education
P. T. Joseph was born on 27 June 1931, as the son of Mariamma and P. T. Lukose of Palakunnathu Kadon family of Maramon.
After his education at Maramon and Kozhencherry, he joined Union Christian College, Aluva where he played for the college basketball team.
Palakunnathu family
In the 17th century, Kuruvilla of the Panamkuzhy family, a branch of the Pakalomattom family, settled in Kozhencherry on the banks of the Pampa River. The family later relocated to Maramon, residing at Chackkalyil on the opposite bank of the river.
Mathen, the second son of his Kuruvilla, moved to a nearby residence at Palakunnathu. He had six sons and one daughter. The daughter was married into the Pavoothikunnel family, while the first four sons established households at Themoottil, Neduvelil, Periyilel, and Punamadom respectively. The fifth son became a celibate hermit priest (Palakunnathu Thomas Malpan), and the youngest son, and Mathew, continued to reside at the ancestral Palakunnathu family house, which still exists.
As members of the ancient Malankara Church, the Palakunnathu family produced several prominent ecclesiastical leaders.
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