Baselios Paulose II
His Beatitude Aboon Mor Baselios Paulose II | |
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| Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church |
| In office | 1975–1996 |
| Predecessor | Baselios Augen I |
| Successor | Malankara Metropolitan: Geevarghese Mor Gregorios Catholicos of East: Baselios Thomas I |
| Other posts | Malankara Metropolitan, Metropolitan of Kandanad Diocese |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1938 by Yulios Elias Qoro |
| Consecration | 25 April 1952 by Ignatius Aphrem I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1914 |
| Died | 1 September 1996 (aged 82) |
| Buried | St. George's Monastery, Malekurish |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Oriental Orthodox |
Mor Baselios Paulose II (Syr: ܡܳܪܝ ܒܰܣܺܝܠܺܝܳܘܣ ܦܰܘܠܽܘܣ ܬܪܶܝܳܢܳܐ; Mal: മോർ ബസേലിയോസ് പൗലോസ് ദ്വിതീയൻ; born Puthusseril Joseph Paulose (12 June 1914 - 1 September 1996) was the 79th Maphrian of the Syriac Orthodox Church, 3rd Catholicos of the East and 22nd Malankara Metropolitan of Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church. He also served as the Metropolitan of the Kandanad Diocese.