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His Holiness Baselios Geevarghese I Catholicos of the East | |
|---|---|
| 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
He became catholicos 30 April 1925 and assumed the title Baselios Geevarghese I.[citation needed]
Death[edit | edit source]
He died on 17 December 1928 and was succeeded by Baselius Geevarghese II
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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 |
