Background
March Gregorios was born Kanjickal John Gabriel, the third son of Chacko John (Kanjickal, Thumpamon) and Aleyamma (Mulamoottil, Kudassanad).
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Gabriel Gregorios
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He studied English literature at Baselios College, Kottayam before completing his theological studies at the Doctor of Medicine
Career
His early education was at Saint Stephen"s High School, in Pathanapuram. Seminary in Kottayam and at Serampore University. Later he received a master"s degree in New Testament Studies from the Institut Catholique de Paris.
He did research work on the epistles of Saint Paul at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and post-doctoral research at Cambridge University.
Gabriel was ordained deacon on 4 November 1969 and as priest on 8 February 1974. He was vicar of various parishes in Bombay, Delhi, Kottayam, and Trivandrum dioceses for over thirty years.
He is a Fellow of the George Bell Institute, England and a professor of New Testament at the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam since 1982. He has authored many theological books, including Towards a New Humanity, Towards the Grace of God, and Cross and Grace.
Gabriel was consecrated as Metropolitan by the Catholicos of the Apostolic Throne of Saint Thomas and Malankara Metropolitan, Baselius March Thoma Mathews II, at the Parumala Saint Peter and Saint Paul Seminary Church on 5 March 2005.
Membership
In addition he is an Administrative Committee Member of Serampore University.
