Mallappally: Zachariah Mar Anthonios, former metropolitan bishop of Malankara Orthodox Syriac Kollam Diocese, breathed his last on Sunday at Mar Anthonios Dayara in Anicadu, Pathanamthitta. He had been undergoing treatment for heart related ailments for a long time. 

Born in July 1946 as the son of Abraham and Mariamma, Mar Anthonios was elected to the post of metropolitan in December 1989. He became the metropolitan on April 30, 1991 and served in Kochi and Kollam. He stepped down from the post in November 2022. 

Mar Anthonios also served as the president of Marth Mariam Vanitha Samajam, the women's wing of the Malankara Orthodox Church. He was known for leading a simple life and did not visit any foreign countries nor own a passport.