Cyril Baselios
Trivandrum, Kerala | |
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| Previous post(s) | Metropolitan Bishop of Bathery (1978–1995) |
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| Spoken style | Major 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.
Early life
He was born in Pandalam, Kerala on 16 August 1935. His birth name was James Malancharuvil.[1]
In 1951 he entered in the
priest
on 4 October 1960.
Education
He received a
doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1965, after taking a master's degree in psychology from St. John's University in New York City. He taught at St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary in Kottayam
and St. Joseph's Pontifical Institute, Mangalapuzha, Aluva.
Career
He was named as Eparch (Bishop) of the suffragan Diocese of
Benedict Gregorios[2]
with the name Cyril Baselios.
He was made
Metropolitan Archbishop and head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church on 6 November 1995. He received the archiepiscopal pallium from Pope John Paul II on 9 January 1996 in Vatican City
.
Major Archbishop
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church raised to the status of a Major Archiepiscopal Church sui iuris on 10 February 2005 according to the norms of
CCEO
. He was the first Syro-Malakara to bear the title of Major Archbishop and his official title according to the West Syriac Tradition was Moran Mor Cyril Baselios Catholicos, which was earlier granted to the Syro-Malabar metropolitanate of Ernakulam–Angamaly and the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitanate of Kyiv–Halyč and shortly after to the Romanian Catholic Metropolitanate of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia. His motto is 'trust in love'.
He had good ecumenical relations with the
Mar Thoma Church and other St. Thomas churches
.
Baselios died of a heart attack on 18 January 2007, in Trivandrum.[2]
References
- ^ a b "His Beatitude Moran Mor Cyril Baselios Catholicos". Catholic Diocese of Bathery. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Archbishop Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil, O.I.C." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Moran Mor Baselios Clemens Catholicos". Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
External links
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church – alternative site built by Malankarites
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