Baselios Joseph
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His Beatitude Aboon Mor ശ്രേഷ്ഠ | |
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| Catholicos of India, Maphrian of the East, & Malankara Metropolitan | |
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| Native name | ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ബസേലിയോസ് ജോസഫ് ബാവ |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Catholicate See |
| In office | 2025-Present |
| Predecessor | Baselios Thomas I |
| Other postTemplate:Pluralize from text | Malankara Metropolitan, Metropolitan of Kochi Diocese, Metropolitan of Angamali Diocese |
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| Ordination | 25 March 1984 by Baselios Paulose II, Catholicos of the East |
| Consecration | 16 January 1994 by Ignatius Zakka I, Patriarch of Antioch |
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| Born | Joseph "Jose" Script error: No such module "person date". |
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| Denomination | Oriental Orthodox |
| Residence | Kyomtha Seminary,(Catholicos Residence) Thiruvankulam |
| Parents | Srambikkal Pallithitta Geevarghese and Saramma |
| Education | M.Phil. from Trinity College Dublin, B.D from St Patrick's College, Dublin, Ireland, |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala |
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Mor Baselios Joseph (Syr: ܡܳܪܝ̱ ܒܰܣܺܝܠܺܝܳܘܣ ܝܰܘܣܶܦ݂; Mal: മോർ ബസേലിയോസ് ജോസഫ്; Born 10 November 1960) is the current Catholicos of India of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church.[1][2][3] He also serves as the Metropolitan of the Kochi Diocese and Angamali Diocese.
He was elevated to the position of Catholicos on March 25, 2025 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Atchaneh, Lebanon in a service presided by Ignatius Aphrem II, the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.[4]
Early years
Joseph "Jose" Srambikkal was born in Perumpilly, Kerala as the youngest of four children to Srambikkal Pallithitta Geevarghese and Saramma.[5] Joseph had his primary education at Perumpilly Primary School and his high school education from Mulanthuruthy High School.[5]
Early service
On 25 March 1974, at the age of 13, Joseph was ordained a deacon by Mor Gregorios Geevarghese of Perumpally at Mor Ignatius Dayro, Manjinikkara.[5] He later served as the secretary to Mor Gregorios for several years. He pursued pre-degree and undergraduate studies at Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, before joining Mor Julius Seminary, Perumpally, for theological studies.[5]
On 25 March 1984, Joseph was ordained a priest at Marthoman Church, Mulanthuruthy, by Mor Baselios Paulose II.[5] He went on to earn a master's degree in philosophy from Trinity College, Dublin, and pursued further theological studies in the United States, where he also served as the vicar of multiple churches.[5] He was ordained as Dayroyo by Ignatius Zakka I Iwas in Damascus on 15 January 1994.[5]
Metropolitan
On 16 January 1994, Fr. Joseph Ramban was consecrated as Mor Gregorios Joseph, the Metropolitan of the Kochi Diocese, by Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, at Damascus.[5] He formally assumed the office after the Sunthroniso (enthronement) ceremony at Kyomtha Cathedral, Thiruvankulam, on 23 January 1994.
Joseph served as the President of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Sunday School Association (MJSSA) from 1996 to 2002.[6] He was also instrumental in initiating several orphanages and educational projects. In 2019, he was elected as the Metropolitan Trustee of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Association, following the resignation of Catholicos Baselios Thomas I from administrative duties.[7]
In 2023, Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II appointed him as the 26th Malankara Metropolitan of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church.[8] He also served as Catholicos Assistant to Baselios Thomas I until his passing in 2024.[9]
Catholicos of India
Following the passing away of Baselios Thomas I, Gregorios Joseph was unanimously elected as the Catholicos of India.[8] He was elevated as Catholicos of India in a service led by Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II alongside all the bishops of the Syriac Orthodox Church on 25 March 2025, at St. Mary's Cathedral, Atchaneh, Lebanon with the name Baselios Joseph.[8] He was enthroned on 30 March 2025, at Mar Athanasius Cathedral, Puthencruz.[10] He became the 81st Maphrian of the East and 4th Catholicos of India.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Joseph Mor Gregorios elected Metropolitan Trustee of Jacobite Church by secret ballot". The New Indian Express.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Joseph Gregorios declared Malankara metropolitan". The Hindu. 2024-02-04. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bearing legacy of an illustrious tradition". The Hindu. 2024-12-08. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Joseph Mor Gregorios new Catholicos". The Times of India. 2025-01-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BIOGRAPHY". www.syriacchristianity.in. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Catholicos Mor Baselios Joseph". stmaryschurchhouston. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mor Baselios Joseph Enthroned as the Catholicos (Maphryono) of Syriac Orthodox Church in India". Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mor Gregorios Joseph is new Catholicos of Jacobite Church". The Times of India. 2025-03-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Joseph Gregorios declared Malankara metropolitan". The Hindu. 2024-02-04. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Baselios Joseph installed as Catholicos of Jacobite Syrian Church". The Hindu. 2025-03-30. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
External links
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