The oldest living bishop within the world would have concluded up as a registered porter at the Jolarpettai terminal if the then metropolitan of the Mar Thoma Church had consented to the request of the 29-year-old Philipose Mar Chrysostom.
Thirumeni, as he's dearly known as, was on his thanks to Kottarakkara to require charge because the man of the cloth of Kottarakkara, Mylum and Pattamala parishes once finishing his system of rules studies in Bengaluru. whereas waiting at the Jolarpettai station for a train to Kerala, he closely watched the life and work of railway porters. as was common he started advising them and therefore the rude porters challenged the 29-year-old Chrysostom to remain with them and perceive their miseries. The well-built, over six-foot tall Thirumeni accepted the challenge and worked as a porter at the station for one month. throughout now he modified the lives of the porters World Health Organization otherwise lead a awfully anarchical life. As Thirumeni says in his autobiography: "The one month stick with them galvanized a would like in Pine Tree State. I wished to become a registered porter. however I had to urge the permission of the Metropolitan." although the Metropolitan welcome the concept, he insisted that he required a priest for the parishes and Chrysostom had to half-heartedly drop the concept of changing into a porter.
Chrysostom was born on Apr twenty seven, 1918. He was ordained as deacon in 1944 associated later as an episcopa. He was given the title Philipose Mar Chrysostom in 1953.
Thirumeni, notable for his pleasant perspective and farcical speeches, holds fashionable views and effortlessly mingles with the youth. He retired from the executive responsibilities because the supreme head of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church in 2007.
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