Baselios Geevarghese II
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His Holiness Baselios Geevarghese II Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan |
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| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Jacobite Syrian Christian Church | |
Baselios Geevarghese II
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| See | Apostolic See of St. Thomas in the East |
| Installed | 1934 |
| Term ended | 1964 |
| Predecessor | Baselios Geevarghese I Catholicos & Mar Dionysius VI(Marthoma XVI) Malankara Metropolitan |
| Successor | Baselios Augen I |
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| Ordination | 1898 |
| Consecration | 24 December 1929 |
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| Born | 16 June 1874 Kurichi |
| Died |
3 January 1964 (aged 89) Kottayam |
| Buried | Catholicate Palace, Devalokam, Kottayam |
Baselios Geevarghese II of the Indian Orthodox Church (16 June, 1874 – 3 January, 1964) the Third Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, was born to Ulah-anan and Naithi of the Kallaserri family in Kurichi, Kottayam India on 16 June 1874.
On 24 April 1892, Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasios ordained him as deacon and on 24 November and 27 November 1898 he was ordained as priest and Ramban respectively by Parumala Mar Gregorios. He resided in Kadambanad church and took charge of the southern dioceses of the Indian Orthodox Church. He also served as Manager and Malpan of the Old Seminary. His published books included "Sahodaran- marude Charithram". "Rehasya Prarthanakal". "Parudaisa", and "Mar Yuhanon Mamdana".
On 8 September 1912 Abded Messiah consecrated him as Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Gregorios at Parumala Seminary. He was appointed as the Metropolitan of Thumpamon, Kollam and Niranam dioceses. On 15 February 1929, the Episcopal Synod of Malankara headed by Malankara Metropolitan Vattaserril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius installed him as the Catholicos of the East, succeeding Catholicos Baselius Geevarghese I, who had died in the previous year.
When the Association met on 24 December 1934 at M.D. Seminary, Kottayam, he was chosen as Malankara Metropolitan. It was a period when issues within the Indian Orthodox Church were becoming very complicated. Through prayer and fasting he received the strength from God to lead his people for many years, inspiring his people to work for their Church and for the glory of God. Following the peace pact of 1958, he had the good fortune to guide the destiny of the unified Indian Orthodox Church.
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