Rev. Gheevarghis Aroopala Corepiscopa was born on November 26, 1940 to Abraham and Sara Aroopala, a devout Orthodox Christian family in Ooramana , India (near Kadamattom, in Ernakulam District in Kerala. ) He was baptized at the St. John's Orthodox Church in Pampakuda, Kerala.
From his early childhood, Gheevarghis showed great appreciation and interest in the study of the bible and liturgy of the Church.. Because of his growing desire to serve God as a Priest, he joined the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam in 1959 after completing his schooling at the Pampakuda MTM High School. He was ordained as a deacon by His Grace Augen Mar Themotheos, Metropolitan of the Kandanadu Diocese, at St. Peter's and St. Paul's Orthodox Church, Kolencherry, on May 29th, 1963. In 1964, Gheevarghis graduated from the seminary and received the G.S.T (Graduate in Sacred Theology).