Cyril Baselios


Cyril Baselios Catholicos OIC
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
Baselios in episcopal vestments
ChurchSyro-Malankara Catholic Church
ArchdioceseTrivandrum
SeeTrivandrum, India
Appointed6 November 1995
Term ended18 January 2007
PredecessorBenedict Gregorios
SuccessorBaselios Cleemis
Previous post(s)Metropolitan Bishop of Bathery (1978–1995)
Orders
Ordination4 October 1960
Consecration28 December 1978
by Benedict Gregorios
Personal details
Born
James Malancharuvil

(1935-08-16)16 August 1935
Died18 January 2007(2007-01-18) (aged 71)
Trivandrum, Kerala
Styles of
Moran Mor Cyril Baselios
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleMajor Archbishop

Moran Mor Cyril Baselios Catholicos or, when referencing his title of Major Archbishop, Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil OIC (born James Malancharuvil, 16 August 1935 –18 January 2007) was the first major archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was elevated by Pope John Paul II in 1995.