Two St. Vladimir’s Seminary alumni were ordained in recent weeks in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
On November 8, Dn. Geevarghese (Argey) George was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by the hands of His Grace Thomas Mar Ivanios, Bishop of the South-West American Diocese. The ordination took place at Fr. Geevarghese’s home parish, St. Mary’s Malankara Orthodox Church in Farmers Branch, TX.
The Rev. Geevarghese studied for three years in the Seminary’s Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program, and completed his third year in 2025. He has been assigned as Pastor of St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church in Pompano Beach, FL.
Fr. Geevarghese and his wife, Riya Kochamma (Kochamma means “little mother”).
Alumnus Subdn. Mathew (Royce) Mathew was ordained to the diaconate on Saturday, December 13. His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, bishop of the Northeast American Diocese and appointed hierarch on the Seminary’s Board of Trustees, presided over the ordination at the chapel of the diocesan chancery in Muttontown, NY.
The Rev. Dn. Mathew graduated from the Seminary with an M.Div. degree in 2020. Originally hailing from Maryland, Dn. Mathew now lives in New York and is attached to St. Andrew Malankara Orthodox Church in Glenwood Landing, NY, and St. Luke the Evangelist Malankara Orthodox Mission Church, Bensalem, PA.
Dn. Mathew and his wife, Leslie Kochamma.
May God grant Fr. Geevarghese, Dn. Mathew, and their families many years!
