Thomas Koonammakkal (Koonammakkal Thoma kathanar) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic priest and syriacist, scholar and church historian.
[1][2][3] He has also authored several critical articles on Early Christianity and on the works of Saint Ephrem.
[3] He holds a master's degree in Syriac studies and a doctorate from the University of Oxford.
He served as the professor of Syriac and Patrology in SEERI, Vadavathoor Saint Thomas Apostolic Seminary and Paurastya Vidyapitham.
[4][5] He is the founder of Beth Aprem Nazrani Dayara and is a strong advocate of traditionalism in the Syro-Malabar Church.