Clemis Abraham
Indian prelate (1918-2002)
Mor Clemis Abraham, Chief Metropolitan of the East (born as Abraham, 22 April 1918 – 29 September 2002) was a bishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church, who served as the 19th Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church from 1957 to 1958 and the Archbishop of the Knanaya Syriac Archdiocese of Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church.
Education
Mor Clemis Abraham did his primary education at the Vaikom Town Government Lower Primary School. His secondary education was in MS Higher Secondary School, Ranni in 1934. and later joined St. Mary's High School in Aluva. He passed his pre-degree from CMS College Kottayam and joined St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai for Bachelor of Arts. He did his master's degree in political science from Annamalai University, studied Syriac and theology studies at the Theological Seminary in Mosul. In 1960 he obtained a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, United States of America.
Ecumenical relations
He had an audience with the pope of Rome at Vatican on July 29, 1960, and on May 14, 1980, Mor Clemis visited the pope again at Vatican with Patriarch Mor Ya`qub III.
Honors
1982, Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka I conferred the title Kooberneethi Hakheemo (wise captain).
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