What is Joseph Mar Thoma?
[[File:Joseph Mar Thoma.png|thumb]] '''Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan''' (27 June 1931 – 18 October 2020) (Syriac:ܡܺܝܛܪܳܦܽܠܶܝܬܳܐ ܕܟܽܘܪܣܝܳܐ ܫܠܺܝܚܳܝܳܐ ܕܡܰܠܰܒܰܪ ܐܰܒܽܘܢ ܝܰܘܣܶܝܦ ܡܳܪܝ̱ ܬܳܐܘܡܳܐ܀) was an Indian religious prelate. He was the 21st Marthoma Metropolitan and primate of the [[Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church|Mar Thoma Syrian Church]] headquartered in [[Kerala]], India. He was born in [[Maramon]], [[British Raj]]. He was the President of the [[National Council of Churches]] in India, Senior President of CCA, and the chairman of CASA. Thoma died on 18 October 2020 in [[Thiruvalla]], [[Kerala]] from [[pancreatic cancer]], aged 89.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-condoles-demise-of-dr-joseph-mar-thoma/articleshow/78728373.cms PM Modi condoles demise of Dr Joseph Mar Thoma]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thoma, Joseph Mar}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Indian religious leaders]] [[Category:Malayali people]] [[Category:People from Kerala]] {{bio-stub}}