Cyril Baselios
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His Grace Moran Mor Cyril Baselios |
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| Major Archbishop | |
Cyril Baselios
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| Native name | സിറില് ബസേലിയോസ് |
| Church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Trivandrum |
| See | Trivandrum, India |
| Appointed | 6 November 1995 |
| Term ended | 18 January 2007 |
| Predecessor | Benedict Mar Gregorios |
| Successor | Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 October 1960 |
| Consecration | 28 December 1978 by Benedict Mar Gregorios |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | James Malancharuvil |
| Born |
16 August 1935 Pandalam, Kerala |
| Died | 18 January 2007 (aged 71) Trivandrum, Kerala |
| Previous post | Metropolitan Bishop of Bathery (1978–1995) |
Moran Mor Cyril Baselios (Malayalam: സിറില് ബസേലിയോസ് ) or when referring exclusively to his being a Major Archbishop, Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil O.I.C. (born James Malancharuvil, 1935 – 2007) was the first Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church based in Trivandrum, Kerala, elevated by Pope John Paul II.
He was born in Pandalam, Kerala on 16 August 1935. His birth name was James Malancharuvil.
In 1951 he entered in the Order of the Imitation of Christ (O.I.C.) and took the religious name of Cyril. He studied in Rome and was ordained priest on 4 October 1960.
He received a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1965, after taking a master's degree in psychology from St. John's University in New York City. He taught at St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary in Kottayam and St. Joseph's Pontifical Institute, Mangalapuzha, Aluva.
He was named as Eparch (Bishop) of the suffragan Diocese of Bathery on 28 October 1978, and consecrated on 28 December 1978 by Benedict Mar Gregorios with the name Cyril Mar Baselios.
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