Baselios Marthoma Mathews III


Baselios Marthoma Mathews III
Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan
Native name
ബസേലിയോസ്‌ മാർത്തോമാ മാത്യൂസ് തൃതീയൻ
ChurchMalankara Orthodox Syrian Church
SeeCatholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan
Elected14 October 2021
Installed15 October 2021
PredecessorBaselios Marthoma Paulose II
Personal details
Born (1949-02-12) 12 February 1949 (age 75)
Alma materKerala University
Serampore College
Leningrad Theological Seminary
Pontifical Oriental Institute

Baselios Marthoma Mathews III (born 12 February 1949) is the present Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, serving as its primate. He was enthroned as the 22nd Malankara Metropolitan on 14 October 2021 and as the 9th Catholicos on 15 October 2021 at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala, succeeding Baselios Marthoma Paulose II.