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His Beatitude Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I | |
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 Official portrait, 2003 | |
| Church | Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Syriac Orthodox Church |
| Appointed | 26 July 2002 |
| Term ended | 31 October 2024 |
| Predecessor | Baselios Paulose II |
| Previous post(s) | Malankara Metropolitan, Metropolitan of Angamali Diocese |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 1958 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1929 |
| Died | 31 October 2024 (aged 95) Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Buried | St. Athanasius Cathedral, Puthencruz |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Oriental Orthodox |
Mor Baselios Thomas I (Syr: ܡܳܪܝ̱ ܒܰܣܺܝܠܺܝܳܘܣ ܬܐܳܘܡܰܐ ܩܰܕ݂ܡܳܝܳܐ; Mal: മോർ ബസേലിയോസ് തോമസ് പ്രഥമൻ; Born Cheruvillil Mathai Thomas 22 July 1929 – 31 October 2024) was a Syriac Orthodox prelate who served as the Catholicos of India (Maphrian) and head of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. Enthroned on 26 July 2002 by Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas in Damascus, Syria, he led the church through periods of ecclesiastical and social challenge until his death in 2024.