Malankara Orthodox Church bishop Mar Eusebius died

Kerala, India, 24 Jan. 2009: A bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Church in India, H.G Philipose Mar Eusebius, passed away at 2305 hours (IST) on 21 January 2009, at a private hospital in Pathanamthitta in Kerala, South India. He was suffering from a malignant tumour of the liver for the past six months and undergoing treatment at Velloor Hospital in Tamil Nadu. Two weeks ago his condition worsened and was admitted to the hospital

The funeral of the late bishop was held at Basil Dayara Chapel in Pathanamthitta on 24th Friday. The head of Malankara Orthodox Church, Catholicos H.H. Baselius Marthoma Didymus I led the last rites.

Mar Eusebius was a theological Scholar, organizer, a writer and an orator of Malankara Orthodox Church. He has represented his Church in several meetings of the World Council of Churches, the Christian Conference of Asia and in other international seminars. He was also the Manager of the M.O.C Corporate Colleges, the president of Studenst Movement, the Vice- President of Malankara Orthodox Church Mission Board, Chairman of the Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore and President of the Inter - Church Relations Committee.