Baselios Cleemis
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Major Archbishop and Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Key facts
- Church
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- Archdiocese
- Trivandrum
- See
- Trivandrum
- Elected
- 8 February 2007
- Installed
- 5 March 2007
- Predecessor
- Cyril Baselios
- Other posts
- Cardinal Priest of San Gregorio VII Member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
- Previous posts
- Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (2001–2003) Titular Bishop of Chayal (2001–2003) Bishop of Tiruvalla (2003–2006) Archbishop of Tiruvalla (2006–2007)
- 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
- Born
- Isaac Thottumkal , ( 1959-06-15 ) 15 June 1959 (age 66) , Mukkoor, Thiruvalla , Kerala , India
- Parents
- Mathew Thottumkal , Annamma Thottumkal
- Alma mater
- SB College Changanasserry , Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Pontifical Athenaeum , Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Motto
- To unite in love
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Tiruvalla
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- auxiliary bishop
- Religion
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2025 conclave
- Image
- Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos.jpg
- Motto
- To Unite in Love
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- Commons category
- Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal
- date of birth
- 1959-06-15
- consecrator
- Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil
- name in native language
- ബസേലിയോസ് ക്ലീമിസ്
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Encyclopedic overview
Baselios Cleemis In liturgical vestments, 2015 Baselios Cleemis (born 15 June 1959) is the current Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.
At the time of his elevation, he was the youngest member of the College of Cardinals and the first cardinal from 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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