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{{Short description|Syriac Orthodox bishop}}
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| diocese = [[Kozhikode]] Diocese and Patriarchal Vicar of [[Muscat]]
| see = [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Holy Apostolic See of Antioch & All East]]
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| ordination = 15 May 1998 (Kassisso)
| ordained_by = [[Mor Polycarpus Geevarghese]]
| consecration = 24 August 2008
| consecrated_by = Patriarch [[Ignatius Zakka I]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1972|08|24}}
| birth_place = [[Mangalore]]
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| parents = Mr.Varkey Abraham Vettikkunnel and Mrs.Saramma
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| education = '''B.A''' from [[Karnataka University]],<br />
'''M.A''' Sociology from [[Mysore University]], <br />
'''Diploma''' in '''Theology''' from [[Manjinikkara Dayro]] & [[M.S.O.T. Seminary]],<br />
'''B.D''' from [[Serampore University]], [[Kolkata]],<br />
'''M.Th.''' from [[Serampore University]], [[Kolkata]]
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'''Mor Irenious''' '''Paulose''' is a [[Syriac Orthodox]] bishop, currently [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of [[Kozhikode]] Diocese and Patriarchal Vicar of [[Muscat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jacobitesyrianchurch.org/bishop.html|title=Jacobite Syrian Cristian Church|website=www.jacobitesyrianchurch.org|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://syriacchristianity.info/bio/SyriacOrthodox/Metropolitans.htm#JACOBITE++SYRIAN+CHRISTIAN++ARCHDIOCESE|title=New Page 1|website=syriacchristianity.info|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=7 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207221328/http://syriacchristianity.info/bio/SyriacOrthodox/Metropolitans.htm#JACOBITE++SYRIAN+CHRISTIAN++ARCHDIOCESE|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stmaryschurchadelaide.org/our_vicars.php|title=St.Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church Adelaide|website=stmaryschurchadelaide.org|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=6 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206205427/http://stmaryschurchadelaide.org/our_vicars.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amayaprapally.org/our_clergies.html|title=St. Mary's Jacobite Church|website=www.amayaprapally.org|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=16 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016150703/http://amayaprapally.org/our_clergies.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
His parish was St. Antony's Cathedral Church in Jeppu, [[Mangalore]] under Honnavar Mission of Syriac Orthodox Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacobitemedia.com/news/st-antonys-jacobite-syrian-cathedral-jeppu-mangalore-celebrated-the-eight-days-lent/|title=St. Antony's Jacobite Syrian cathedral, Jeppu, Mangalore celebrated the eight day's lent.Jacobite Media Cell - Jacobite Media Cell|website=jacobitemedia.com|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mangalore|first1=Mangalore Today|title=Annual feast at St Antony's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral - Jeppu|url=http://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Annual-feast-at-St-Antony-s-Jacobite-Syrian-Cathedral-Jeppu.html|work=www.mangaloretoday.com}}</ref>

==Education==
Paulose Mor Irenious got his bachelor's degree from the [[Karnataka University]] and master's degree in [[Sociology]] from [[Mysore University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/ |title=Home |website=uni-mysore.ac.in}}</ref> Later he studied Diploma in [[Theology]] from [[Manjinikkara Dayro]] & M.S.O.T. Seminary, [[Mulanthuruthy]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=MSOT Seminary | url=http://msotseminary.edu.in/admission.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331195107/http://msotseminary.edu.in:80/admission.php | access-date=2026-01-15 | archive-date=2015-03-31}}</ref> After his Diploma he further studied at [[Kolkata]] and has B.D. followed by M.Th. Degree from [[Serampore University]].

==References==
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{{Jacobite Syrian Christian Metropolitans}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian bishops]]
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