Baselios Marthoma Didymus I Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan | |
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The Malankara Church of India | |
Church | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Diocese | Malabar, Malankara |
See | Holy See of the East |
Elected | 10 September 1992 |
Installed | 31 October 2005 |
Term ended | 1 November 2010 |
Predecessor | Baselios Marthoma Mathews II |
Successor | Baselios Marthoma Paulose II |
Orders | |
Ordination | 25 January 1950 |
Consecration | 24 August 1966 |
Rank | Catholicos of the East |
Personal details | |
Born | C. T. Thomas 29 October 1921 |
Died | 26 May 2014 Parumala, India | (aged 92)
Buried | Mount Tabor Dayara, Pathanapuram |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Parents | Ittyavira Thomas and Sosamma Thomas |
Alma mater | C.M.S College (Intermediate) National College (BA) Maston Training College (BT) Christ Church College (MA) |
Baselios Marthoma Didymus I born C. T. Thomas (29 October 1921 – 26 May 2014) was the primate of the Malankara Orthodox Church from 2005 to 2010. He was the 7th Catholicos of the East since the Catholicate of the East was established India and the 20th Malankara Metropolitan.[1] He was the 7th Catholicos of East.[2]