Background
GREGORIOS, Metropolitan was born on August 9, 1922 in Tripunithura, India. Son of Technology P. Piely and Aley Piely.
ecclesiastic educationist and writer
GREGORIOS, Metropolitan was born on August 9, 1922 in Tripunithura, India. Son of Technology P. Piely and Aley Piely.
Goshen College, Oklahoma and Yale Universities, Princeton Theological Seminary, Keble College, Oxford, Serampore University. In United States of America 1950-1954.
Lecturer in Religion, Union Christian College, Alwaye 1954-1956. Special Staff Assistant His (or Her) Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie I 1956-1959. Chief Adviser Haile Sellassie Foundation 1959.
Association General Secretary and Director of the Division of Ecumenical Action, WCC, Geneva 1962-1967.
Principal, Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary", Kottayam, Kerala since 1967. Consecrated as Bishop 1975.
President Catholic Bishops" Conference of India. Chairman Church and Society Working Group, WCC, Kerala Study Group, Oriental Orthodox Curriculum Committee.
Metropolitan of Delhi since 1976.
General President Indian Philosophical Congress 1991. President Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace. Vice-Chairman Kerala Philosophers’ Congress.
Viee-President M.O.C.M.M. Hospital, Kolencheri, Christian Peace Conference, Prague.
Leader WCC delegation to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Fellow, Institute Institute of Community Service, Institute Biographical Association.
Honorary TH.D. Leningrad Theological Academy, Lutheran Theological Academy, Budapest.
Various WCC and Christian Peace Conference communications and committees. Presidium WCC 1983-1991. Comparative Education Society in Europe, London, Societas Liturgica (Institute), Gregory of Nyssa Society (Institute), Indian Philosophical Congress, Institute Society of Metaphysics, Association of Humanist Psychologists (Institute), Association of Christian Philosophers of India.
Senate Kerala University 1972-1976, Serampore University 1970-1974.