Baselios Thomas I
His Beatitude Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I | |
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| Catholicos of India, Maphrian of the East and Malankara Metropolitan | |
| Native name | ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ബസേലിയോസ് തോമസ് പ്രഥമൻ ബാവ |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church |
| In office | 2002 - 2024 |
| Predecessor | Baselios Paulose II |
| Successor | Baselios Joseph |
| Other posts | Malankara Metropolitan, Metropolitan of Angamali Diocese |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 September 1958 by Julius Elias Qoro |
| Consecration | 24 February 1974 by Ignatius Yaqub III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1929 |
| Died | 31 October 2024 (aged 95) |
| Buried | St. Athanasius Cathedral, Puthencruz |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Oriental Orthodox |
Mor Baselios Thomas I (Syr: ܡܳܪܝ̱ ܒܰܣܺܝܠܺܝܳܘܣ ܬܐܳܘܡܰܐ ܩܰܕ݂ܡܳܝܳܐ; Mal: മോർ ബസേലിയോസ് തോമസ് പ്രഥമൻ; Born Cheruvillil Mathai Thomas (22 July 1929 – 31 October 2024) was the 80th Maphrian of the Syriac Orthodox Church, 3rd Catholicos of India and 25th Malankara Metropolitan of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. He also served as the Metropolitan of the Angamali Diocese. He was the first head of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church to use the title "Catholicos of India".
Enthroned on 26 July 2002 by Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas at St. Ephrem's Monastery in Damascus, Syria, he led the church through periods of ecclesiastical and social challenge until his death in 2024.