Baselios Cleemis
Baselios Cleemis (born 15 June 1959) is the current major archbishop-catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was named to the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 November 2012.
Baselios Cleemis | |
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| 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 | |
| Church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Trivandrum |
| See | Trivandrum |
| Elected | 8 February 2007 |
| Installed | 5 March 2007 |
| Predecessor | Cyril Baselios |
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| Ordination | 11 June 1986 by Cyril Baselios |
| Consecration | 15 August 2001 by Cyril Baselios |
| Created cardinal | 24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal priest, Catholicos, Major Archbishop |
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| Born | Isaac Thottumkal 15 June 1959 Mukkoor, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India |
| Parents | Mathew Thottumkal Annamma Thottumkal |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| Motto | To unite in love |
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| Styles of Baselios Cardinal Cleemis | |
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| Reference style | His Beatitude |
| Spoken style | Your Beatitude |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
At the moment of his selection, he was the youngest member of the College of Cardinals. He is the first cardinal of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. On 31 January 2013, he was named a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. He served as President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India from 2014 to 2018, and is currently the president of the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council.
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