The Synod of Bishops of the eastern- rite Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, headquartered in Kerala, has elected coadjutor bishops to the dioceses of Pathanamthitta and Muvattupuzha Auxiliary Bishop Samuel Mar Irenios (Kattukallil) of Trivandrum has been elected Coadjutor Bishop of Pathanamthitta, while Bishop Yoohanon Mar Theodosius (Kochuthundil), the Curial Bishop of the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum has been elected the Co- adjutor of the Diocese of Muvattupuzha.