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His Holiness Baselios Geevarghese I Catholicos of the East | |
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| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church | |
| See | Catholicos of the East |
| Installed | 30 April 1925 |
| Term ended | 17 December 1928 |
| Predecessor | Baselios Paulose I |
| Successor | Baselios Geevarghese II |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 August 1896 |
| Consecration | 9 February 1913 by Ignatius Abdul Masih II |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Vallikkattu Karuchira Geevarghese |
| Born | 11 January 1870 Vakathanam |
| Died | 17 December 1928 (aged 58) Vallikkattu |
| Buried | Orthodox Dayaro, Vallikaattu, Kottayam |
| Previous post(s) | Metropolitan of Kottayam |
Baselios Geevarghese I was a bishop and the second Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. He became catholicos in 1925 and died on 17 December 1928.
Early life
Bava was born in Vakathanam, Kottayam district, on 11 January 1870. At the age of sixteen he was ordained as a deacon. He was ordained as a priest and ramban in 1896.[1]
In 1907 he moved to Vakathanam, where he was consecrated a bishop of the Niranam Church on 9 February 1913 and assumed the name Geevarghese Mar Philexinos and was given charge of Kottayam and Angamaly dioceses.[citation needed]
Catholicos
He became catholicos 30 April 1925 and assumed the title Baselios Geevarghese I.[citation needed]
Death
He died on 17 December 1928 and was succeeded by Baselius Geevarghese II
References
- ↑ Rajan, Matthew (2004). "H.H. Baselios Geevarghese I - Second Catholicose". The Christian Light of Life. 3 (12): 221–225.
| Oriental Orthodox titles | ||
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| Preceded by Baselios Paulose I 1912-1913 |
Catholicos of the East 1925–1928 |
Succeeded by Baselios Geevarghese II 1929-1964 |
