Aprem Mooken
Mar Aprem Mooken (born June 13, 1940 in Thrissur ) is the incumbent Metropolitan of India of the Apostolic Church of the East .
George (baptismal name) Mooken studied in India, England and the USA. On 25 June 1961 he became a deacon , on 13 June 1965 priests ordained. On 21 September 1968 he ordained Metropolitan Thomas Darmo in Baghdad for bishop and a week later elevated him to the Metropolitan. On this occasion he took the name Aprem (after Ephrem the Syrian ). Initially bishop of the Old Church of the East , in 1995 he returned his parish to communion with the mother church under Catholicos Mar Dinkha IV .
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| SURNAME | Mooken, Aprem |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mooken, George (christened name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Metropolitan of India of the Apostolic Church of the East |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thrissure |