Philipose Mar Chrysostom (Mar Thoma XX) Mar Thoma Valiya Metropolitan, (born Philip Oommen, 27 April 1917) is an Indian prelate and the emeritus Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, and has been a bishop for 67 years, 8 months and 7 days. He is addressed and referred to as Chrysostom Thirumeni or Valiya Thirumeni.[1] [2] He was awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, in 2018.
