Osthathios Pathros

Osthathios Pathros (12 November 1963 – 20 August 2022) was an Indian Syriac Orthodox bishop, and Metropolitan of Bangalore Diocese.^{[1] [2][3][4] [5][6][7]} He belonged to the Pulikottil family of Kunnamkulam.^[8][9] He took the initiative in the formation of Coimbatore Christian Ecumenical Fellowship.^[10][11]

His Grace and Mor Osthathios Pathros
Metropolitan of Bangalore Diocese Patriarchal Vicar of Singapore
Church	Syriac Orthodox Church
Diocese	Bangalore
See	Holy Apostolic See of Antioch & All East
Orders
Ordination	6 August 1995 by Thomas Timotheos
Consecration	3 July 2006 by Baselios Thomas I
Rank	Metropolitan
Personal details
Born	(1963-11-12)12 November 1963 Kunnamkulam, Kerala, India
Died	20 August 2022(2022-08-20) (aged 58) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Parents	P.C Chacko (father) Salome Chacko (mother)
Alma mater	Madras University (BA) M.S.O.T. Seminary Bishop’s College, Calcutta (BD) Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (MTh)

Education

Osthathios Pathros^[12] had a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the Madras University.^[13] He has also studied at the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary in Mulanthuruthy^[14] for a diploma in Theological Studies and joined the Calcutta Bishop's College for Bachelor of Divinity from the Serampore University.^[15] He also had a Master of Theology degree from Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram in Bangalore.^[16]

Death

He died on 20 August 2022, at the age of 58.^[17]