During his school days he was active in studies and excelled in extra curricular activities especially elocution, drama, Mono act. He was the first prize winner for Mono act competition during the Bala Jana Sakhyam annual camps for three years consecutively. He had a flair for acting humorous roles, but many of the memorable roles are of the heroines. He had held many responsible positions of Sunday school, Youth Movement, MGOCSM, Bala Jana Sakhyam etc and having attractive behavior and exemplary character, he had shined everywhere. In those days, he has secured so many prizes and awards for these activities. For the Sunday school studies he was very keen and enthusiastic and hence he was the affectionate of his teachers. When the Parish priest asked him to serve the Altar, he was not very willing at first; still his younger brother’s enthusiasm compelled him to take up the task. In the young age he was also naughty like other smart and intelligent children, still he was highly talented in preserving the purity of mind and body in everything inside and outside. He utilized the time for systematic life with prayer and meditation without the notice of others. In the young age also he was highly interested in helping his parents in their assignments.

He was ordained as Sub Deacon on 26th Dec.1970 and full deacon on 26th Dec.1974 by H. G. Dr. Mathews Mar Athanasius Metropolitan (later H. H. Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II, Catholicos) He was ordained as priest by H. G. Dr. Philipose Mar Theophilus Metropolitan on 21st Dec 1975. From that day, he is well known as Rev. Fr. George Kurian. Fr. George Kurian served MGOCSM as Asst Director and warden of the Student centers at Kottayam and Trivandrum during 75-80 and as the General Secretary from 80-86. While the young Deacon started serving the Movement, H. G. Dr. Philipose Mar Theophilus Metropolitan, a class mate and well wisher of his father was the President of MGOCSM. He enjoyed a sort of fatherly affection from H. G. Dr. Theophilus Thirumeni from the very beginning till the last days of H. G. Dr. Mar Theophilus Thirumeni. H. G. Mar Coorilos also enjoyed that period by serving the great Scholar and own predecessor like a beloved son. Achievements of the Student Movement during his service are numerous and marvelous.

Fr. George Kurian has served St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, London for about two years (during 86-88), which is the only Parish where he has served as the vicar. It was a venue for him, to be active in the field of inter-church dialogues, with oriental Orthodox and Byzantine orthodox churches, as well as with other non-Orthodox Churches. In this field, His Grace is an authority now and he is the present Ambassador of Malankara Orthodox Church. During the stay at London and later, he visited so many monasteries and ancient churches all over Europe. His Grace has attended a number of international conferences, dialogues and Seminars and has extended leadership for many forums. His Grace could raise the voice of Malankara Orthodox Church in those programs.

So far, he could serve as the Member of the Mission Board, Editorial board- Orthodox Youth, Small scale project fund, Andhra Pradesh Relief fund, Marriage assistance Foundation, Sick Aid Foundation, Christu Sishya Ashram, Coimbatore. Presently he is the President of NCCI, MCCI, Gregorian Community and Gateway. He is the member of the Governing board of CASA, CMAI and Council board CMC. He was one of the leaders of the Dialogue between the Oriental Orthodox Church and Anglican Church, Youth DPT of KCC (Kerala Christian Council) and NCCI. He is the Chairperson of the commission on Byzetntine and Oriental Churches and he was the Chief organizer of Syndesmos Assembly in Effingham, UK, and Group leader of the VIth Assembly of WCC, at Vancouver, Canada, Oriental Clergy Fellowship in U.K. and Middle East priests Conference at Cyprus etc. He has visited almost all countries of the world except a few countries in Far East and Australia. In a short span of time, there won’t be another Bishop of our Church who has traveled so widely and so often. These visits have added a great wealth of knowledge in him.

He was elevated as a Heiromonk – Ramban on 31st March 1990 by H.  H. Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews I, Catholicos. In those days he was known as V. Rev. Geevarghese Ramban and he was consecrated by His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II, the Catholicos on 30th April 1991. From this date His Grace was serving as the Asst. Metropolitan of Mumbai Diocese. On 27th Sept. 2002, he was elevated as the Metropolitan during the Sunthroneeso service at Devalokam and on 2nd Oct at Vashi (Mumbai Diocesan Head Quarters) by H. H. Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II Catholicos.