Seminary

             The Seminary of the Church of the East in Mulankunnathukavu, about 10 kilometers from Trichur, was built in 1956 in the 52 acre cashew estate donated by Mr. O.T. Inasu who was honoured by the title Athleta on the day of the inauguration of this Seminary. Malpan Deacon Kaku Lazar (later priest in Baghdad and Archdeacon in USA) was already in Trichur since 1955 along with a student from Lebanon Yokhania David. It was meant to be an international Seminary. In 1968 Awiqam Pithyon was a student in this Seminary (now Archdeacon in Chicago).

Both Dr. Mar Poulose Episcopa and Dr.Mar Aprem Metropolitan were first students and later Rectors in this Seminary. Fr.P.K.Varghese B.A.B.D, Fr.P. K.Raphael and Fr.O.A.Jacob B.A., G.Th. were also Rectors of this Seminary. Batches of students had their early years of theological training and Aramaic language in this Seminary.

It is not easy to make a B.D. degree granting Seminary with approval from the famous Theological University of Serampore where most of the Orthodox, Mar Thoma and Protestant Theological Seminaries are affiliated.

It will cost millions of rupees to provide larger libraries and to appoint theological Professors with Doctorate degrees in order to get recognition. It is not possible for a small Church like ours to have such facilities. But if our clergy studying in different theological seminaries in India complete their education we may be able to have a teaching staff of our own to get academic recognition.

Still we have facilities to conduct an international one year Diploma course in the Church of the East. This year being the Golden Jubilee year of the Seminary we would like to offer this one year Diploma course for our clergy and sisters in India and abroad. It is situated in an ideal place. We have many old Manuscripts in Aramaic (lishana Atiqa). Students will be given courses in our liturgy, Thakhsa, canon law and Church History.

If international students from our Church in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Australia, USA, Canada, Sweden, England, Germany etc would like to study for this Golden Jubilee One year Diploma course beginning with August 2005, please let us know. We will do our best to get a student visa to study in India for one year. Please send your enquiries to Dr. Mar Aprem Metropolitan, Metropolitan Palace, Trichur 680001, Kerala, India or send

 e- Mail to aprem@vsnl.com