Baselios Paulose II
Baselios Paulose II (born as Puthusseril Joseph Paulose; 12 June 1914 in Kandanad, Manakunnam, India September 1996) was the first Maphrian of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church (Syriac Orthodox Church in India).
Baselios Paulose II | |
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| Catholicos of India, Maphrian | |
 Portrait of H.B Mor Baselios Paulose II at Krishnagiri, Wayanad. | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Jacobite Syrian Christian Church |
| In office | 1975–1996 |
| Predecessor | Baselios Behnam III |
| Successor | Baselios Thomas I |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1938 by Yulios Elias Qoro |
| Consecration | Ignatius Yaqub III by September 7, 1975 |
| Rank | Catholicos / Maphrian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1914 Kandanad, India |
| Died | 1 September 1996 (aged 82) India |
| Buried | Malekurish dayara |
Early life
Paulose was born on 12 June 1914 to the Vicar of Cherai St Mary's church, Kasheesho Puthusseril Joseph and Elizabeth. He was named P. J. Paulose and completed his secondary education at Cherai Ramavarma High School. After completing college education at Kottayam CMS College and Alwaye Union Christian College, Paulose joined the Manjinikkara Dayaro. Paulose continued his Syriac education under Rabban Abdul Ahad (later Patriarch Yaqub III).
Holy Orders
Priesthood
In 1934, Yulius Elias, the delegate of the Patriarch to Malankara, ordained Paulose as deacon. In 1938, Yulius ordained him priest at Manjinikkara Dayaro (Monastery). Later Paulose became secretary to Yulius and malphono at Manjinikkara Dayaro.
Metropolitan
On 25 April 1952, the Kandanad diocesan delegates meeting selected 'Kasheesho' Paulose to succeed Athanasius Paulose who had relinquished his additional duties as the metropolitan of Kandanad due to illness. Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum ordained Paulose P. J. with the name Mor Philoxenus on 19 October 1952 at Homs, Syria.
Catholicos
On 7 September 1975, Ignatius Jacob III consecrated Philoxenus as Catholicos of the East. On 14 September 1980, he consecrated Ignatios Zakka I Iwas, Archbishop of Baghdad, as the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch; this was the first time in the long history of the Patriarchate of Antioch that a Catholicos from Malankara officiated at the consecration of a Patriarch. He also ordained six bishops for the Malankara church.
Death and entombment
The remains of Catholicos Basileus Paulose II are interred in a tomb in Malekurishu Dayro near Puthenkurishu in Ernakulam District, Kerala.
See also
External links
- Biography from Margonitho: Syriac Orthodox Resources
- Syrian Church website: Life and legacy of Late Lamented Catholicos Mor Baselios Paulose II - www.Catholicose.org
- Mar Gregorious Jacobite Syrian Church North Marady
| Preceded by Baselios Augen I |
Maphrian of the Syriac Orthodox Church Catholicos of the East 1975–1996 |
Succeeded by Baselios Thomas I |
| Preceded by Baselios Augen I |
Malankara Metropolitan 1975–1996 |
Succeeded by Geevarghese Gregorios |
| Grand Metropolitans of the East (559–1075) | |
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| Maphrians of the East (1075–1859) |
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| Catholicoi of India (1964–present) |
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† Illegitimate; § Maphrian of Malabar
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