Baselios Paulose II
Baselios Paulose II (born as Puthusseril Joseph Paulose; 12 June 1914 in Kandanad, India September 1996) was the first Maphrian of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church (Syriac Orthodox Church in India).
His Beatitude Aboon Mor Baselios Paulose II | |
|---|---|
| Catholicos of India, Maphrian | |
 Aboon Mor Baselios Paulose II | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Jacobite Syrian Christian Church |
| In office | 1975–1996 |
| Predecessor | Baselios Behnam III(as Maphrian of Mousul) |
| Successor | Baselios Thomas I |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1938 by Mor Yulios Elias Qoro |
| Consecration | Ignatius Yaqub III by September 7, 1975 |
| Rank | Catholicos / Maphrian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1914 Kandanad, India |
| Died | 1 September 1996 (aged 82) India |
| Buried | Malekurish dayara |
Early life
Paulose was born on 12 June 1914 to the Vicar of Cherai St Mary's church, Kasheesho Puthusseril Joseph and Elizabeth. He was named P. J. Paulose and completed his secondary education at Cherai Ramavarma High School. After completing college education at Kottayam CMS College and Alwaye Union Christian College, Paulose joined the Manjinikkara Dayaro. Paulose continued his Syriac education under Rabban Abdul Ahad (later Patriarch Yaqub III).
Holy Orders
Priesthood
In 1934, Mor Yulius Elias, the delegate of the Patriarch to Malankara, ordained Paulose as deacon. In 1938, Yulius ordained him priest at Manjinikkara Dayaro (Monastery). Later Paulose became secretary to Yulius and malphono at Manjinikkara Dayaro.
Metropolitan
On 25 April 1952, the Kandanad diocesan delegates meeting selected 'Kasheesho' Paulose to succeed Mor Athanasius Paulose who had relinquished his additional duties as the metropolitan of Kandanad due to illness. Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum ordained Fr. Paulose P. J. with the name Mor Philoxenus on 19 October 1952 at Homs, Syria.
Catholicos
On 7 September 1975, Patriarch Yakub III consecrated Mor Philoxenus as Catholicos of the East. On 14 September 1980, he made history consecrating Mor Ignatios Zakka I Iwas, Archbishop of Baghdad, as the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch; this was the first time in the long history of the Patriarchate of Antioch that a Catholicos from Malankara officiated at the consecration of a Patriarch. He also ordained six bishops for the Malankara church.
Death and entombment
The remains of Catholicos Basileus Paulose II are interred in a tomb in Malekurishu Dayro near Puthenkurishu in Ernakulam District, Kerala.
See also
- List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch
- List of Catholicoses of the East
- Syriac Orthodox Church
- Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church
- Syriac Christianity
- Saint Thomas Christians
External links
- Biography from Margonitho: Syriac Orthodox Resources
- Syrian Church website: Life and legacy of Late Lamented Catholicos Mor Baselios Paulose II - www.Catholicose.org
- Mar Gregorious Jacobite Syrian Church North Marady
| Preceded by N/A |
Catholicos of India and Maphrian of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church 1975-1996 Vacant 1996-2002 |
Succeeded by Catholicos Baselios Thomas I 2002–present |