Kochi: The Suffragan Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Athanasius of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian
Church passed away on April 18.
The 74-year-old breathed his last at PVS Memorial Hospital in Kochi where he was admitted for liver and kidney related ailments.
“With painful heart and deep grief, this is to announce that Geevarghese Mar Athanasius Suffragan Metropolitan is taken to eternal rest at 4.40 am in PVS Hospital,” K G Joseph, secretary Malankara
Mar Thoma Syrian Church, made an announcement.
The spokesperson of PVS hospital told Express that Metropolitan was admitted to the hospital on April 8. “After his condition deteriorated on Tuesday, he put on the ventilator. He was suffering from kidney related ailment for past several years,” the hospital spokesperson said.
The metropolitan’s body was kept at Mar Thoma church, Elamkulam, Kochi, to enable the public to pay homage. His mortal remains were later shifted to the headquarters of Mar Thoma church at Thiruvalla.
Public homage will continue at Tiruvalla and the funeral is scheduled for April 20.
“A meeting of Mar Thoma church council will be held on Wednesday evening to discuss the preparations for the funeral ceremony,” an information provided by Mar Thoma Church headquarter stated.
(Source: Indian Express)