Metropolitan of Knanaya archdiocese of Syrian Orthodox Church suspended

Mor Severios Kuriakose, the Metropolitan of the Knanaya archdiocese, was suspended by the Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Aphrem II for alleged lack of concern and action on Indian Orthodox priests conducting services in Knanaya parishes in the USA. The Patriarch said the explanations given by Kuriakose were not satisfactory. ​​"We are unconvinced about your explanation regarding the reception given to the Catholicos of the Indian Orthodox Church," the Patriarch said in the communication.