Paulose Mar Athanasius Veliya Thrumeni was a prominent Syriac Orthodox bishop who served as the 18th Malankara Metropolitan from 1918 until 1953. Born in Angamaly in 1869, he held the position of Metropolitan for the Angamaly Diocese. Following the death of Kochuparambil Paulose Mor Koorilos, he was chosen to lead the Patriarch faction of the Malankara Church. His ecclesiastical career included being ordained as a priest in 1898 and elevated to the rank of monk shortly thereafter.
Ecclesiastical life
After his ordination as a priest in late 1898, he was elevated to the rank of ramban. He assumed leadership of the Patriarch faction in January 1918. Throughout his tenure, he managed the Angamaly Diocese and served as the Malankara Metropolitan for several decades.
Death and veneration
He passed away at the age of 84 in 1953 at the Thrikkunnathu Seminary. He was interred near the altar of St. Mary's Church. Recognized as a saint, his feast day is observed annually on 26 January.