Baselios Joseph
His Beatitude Aboon Mor ശ്രേഷ്ഠ Baselios Joseph ܡܳܪܝ̱ ܒܰܣܺܝܠܺܝܳܘܣ ܝܰܘܣܶܦ݂ ബസേലിയോസ് ജോസഫ് | |
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| Catholicos of India, Maphrian of the East, & Malankara Metropolitan | |
Official Portrait, 2025 | |
| Native name | ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ബസേലിയോസ് ജോസഫ് ബാവ |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Catholicate See |
| In office | 2025-Present |
| Predecessor | Baselios Thomas I |
| Other posts | Malankara Metropolitan, Metropolitan of Kochi Diocese, Metropolitan of Angamali Diocese |
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| Ordination | 25 March 1984 by Baselios Paulose II, Catholicos of the East |
| Consecration | 16 January 1994 by Ignatius Zakka I, Patriarch of Antioch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph "Jose" November 10, 1960 |
| Nationality | India |
| Denomination | Oriental Orthodox |
| Residence | Kyomtha Seminary,(Catholicos Residence) Thiruvankulam |
| Parents | Srambikkal Pallithitta Geevarghese and Saramma |
| Education | M.Phil. from Trinity College Dublin, B.D from St Patrick's College, Dublin, Ireland, |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala |
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Mor Baselios Joseph (Syr: ܡܳܪܝ̱ ܒܰܣܺܝܠܺܝܳܘܣ ܝܰܘܣܶܦ݂; Mal: മോർ ബസേലിയോസ് ജോസഫ്; Born 10 November 1960) is the current Catholicos of India of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. He also serves as the Metropolitan of the Kochi Diocese and Angamali Diocese.
He was elevated to the position of Catholicos on March 25, 2025 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Atchaneh, Lebanon in a service presided by Ignatius Aphrem II, the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.