Baselios Cleemis

His Eminent Beatitude Cardinal Moran Mor

Baselios Cleemis
Major Archbishop-Catholicos, Basileus, Maphrian, Catholicos of India and all East on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Thomas the Apostle of the Catholic Church[1]
ChurchSyro-Malankara Catholic Church
ArchdioceseTrivandrum
SeeTrivandrum
Elected8 February 2007
Installed5 March 2007
PredecessorCyril Baselios
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (2001–2003)
  • Titular Bishop of Chayal (2001–2003)
  • Bishop of Tiruvalla (2003–2006)
  • Archbishop of Tiruvalla (2006–2007)
Orders
Ordination11 June 1986
by Cyril Baselios
Consecration15 August 2001
by Cyril Baselios
Created cardinal24 November 2012
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal priest, Catholicos, Major Archbishop
Personal details
Born
Isaac Thottumkal

(1959-06-15) 15 June 1959 (age 65)
Mukkoor, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
ParentsMathew Thottumkal
Annamma Thottumkal
Alma materSB College Changanasserry Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoTo unite in love
Coat of armsBaselios Cleemis's coat of arms
Styles of
Baselios Cardinal Cleemis
Reference styleHis Beatitude
Spoken styleYour Beatitude
Informal styleCardinal
Baselios Cleemis In liturgical vestments, 2015

Baselios Cleemis (born 15 June 1959) is the current major archbishop-catholicos[2] of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was named to the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 November 2012.[3][4]

At the moment of his selection, he was the youngest member of the College of Cardinals. He is the first cardinal of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. On 31 January 2013, he was named a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. He served as President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India from 2014 to 2018, and is currently the president of the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council.[5]

  1. ^ "Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos". Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Major Archbishop-Catholicos". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Conclave of March 2013". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
  4. ^ "Annuncio di Concistoro per la Creazione di Sei Nuovi Cardinali" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council". KCBC. Retrieved 21 August 2023.