His Grace
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Cyril Mar Baselios I is the current primate and Metropolitan of the
Malabar Independent Syrian Church
The Malabar Independent Syrian Church (MISC) also known as the Thozhiyur Church, is a Christian church centred in Kerala, India. It is one of the churches of the Saint Thomas Christian community, which traces its origins to the evangelical acti ...
(Thozhiyoor Church). He is the 15th metropolitan of Thozhiyoor.
Personal life
He was born on 30 July 1956 at
Kunnamkulam
Kunnamkulam is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur District of Kerala in India, spread over an area of 34.18 km2. It is an old commercial town, with an ancient history, famous for its printing and book binding industry. In the past, t ...
.
Career
He was ordained a
deacon
A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian churches, such as the Catholic Churc ...
on December 18, 1975 at the Mar Adhai Sleeha Church by Ayyamkulam
Paulose Philexenos III , the 13th Metropolitan of the Church. He was ordained on February 17, 1980 by
Mathews Koorilose VIII, the 14th metropolitan of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church. He served for a long time as vicar in various parishes of the church. He has been the Vicar of St. George's Church, Chennai for a long time. He occupied the leadership positions of the Holy Church, the leadership positions of various organizations of the Church, and many official positions of the Church, including the Secretary of the Diocesan Church Reconstruction Committee. For a long time, Dayara was a priest in the palace of Thozhiyur diocese. He received the title of Ramban on March 3, 2001 and the title of Episcopa on March 10, 2001 from Panakkal Joseph Koorilose IX, the 15th metropolitan. Following the resignation of Joseph Koorilose IX on May 28, 2001, Cyril Basselios was ordained as the 16th metropolitan
THE CHURCH OF THOZHIYOOR / ANJOOR
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1956 births
Living people