Ayub Silvanos (formerly known as Joby Uthuppan or Job Thottathil) was born on April 18, 1972 as the son of Uthuppan Kandallur and Mariyamma Uthuppan and was brought up in a traditional Knanaya Syrian Orthodox family in Kerala, India. He had his schooling at the Government High School located at Thirumeni, in Kerala. He completed his pre-degree and graduate courses at Calicut University in Kerala, India. Early on from his childhood, church and altar had been his fascination. 

From the tender age of 12, he began assisting in the parish in worship services. He went to study theology at Serampore College, Calcutta, India founded by William Carey. It was here that his call to ministry was strengthened beyond doubt. 

In the meantime, he got ordained as a deacon of the diocese. He received his first four orders of ordination on 11th November 1995, fifth order on 27th May 1997 and become a full deacon on 7th June 1999. He was ordained as priest on 6th August 1999 by the venerable Chief Metropolitan of the East and the diocesan Bishop Mor Clemis Abraham. Ever since then he was practicing as parish priest in Kerala. In 2000 he went to Damascus, Syria for his Syriac studies. He spent more than a year in St. Ephrem Theological Seminary, Damascus. Upon conclusion of his studies there, he returned to India and served in a parish there. 

He came to Edinburgh University for his Post Graduation. During his scholastic endeavour he planted Knanaya parishes in different parts of United Kingdom. By the grace of God he successfully completed Master of Theology (M.Th) course in 2003. Furthermore, in order to enhance his knowledge and wisdom in Syriac language- (Syriac is a dialect of Aramaic, which Christ himself spoke, and in which the Gospel was first preached) – he joined Oxford University and successfully completed his Master of Syriac Studies in 2005.