Baselios Geevarghese II: Difference between revisions

| honorific-prefix = [[His Holiness]] [[Mar (title)|Moran MorMar]]

| name = Baselios Geevarghese II

| bishop_of = [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]

| caption =

| see = [[Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan]]

| ordination = 1898

| consecration = 248 DecemberSeptember 19291912

| enthroned = 15 =February 1929 (Catholicos of the East in Malankara)

26 December 1934 (Malankara Metropolitan)

| ended = 3 =January 1964

| predecessor = *
*As the Malankara Metropolitan : [[Mar Dionysius VI|Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril]]

| birth_namebirth_date = 16 June = 1874

| death_placeburied = Catholicate Palace, =Devalokam, Kottayam

[[Mar (title)|Moran Mor]] '''Baselios Geevarghese II''' of the [[Malankara Church]] (16 June 1874 – 3 January 1964). Third [[Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan|Catholicos of the East]] in Malankara and 16th [[Malankara Metropolitan]], was born to Ulahannan 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.<ref name=malankara>[http://malankaraorthodoxchurch.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=39 The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church website]</ref> He resided in KadambanadKundara church and took charge of the southern [[diocese]]s of the [[IndianMalankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]. He also served as Manager and Malpan of the Old Seminary. His published books included "Sahodaran-Sahaden marude Charithram". "RehasyaRahasya Prarthanakal". "ParudaisaParudeesa", and "Mar Yuhanon Mamdana".

On 8 September 1912 [[Ignatius Abded MessiahMshiho II]] consecrated him as [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] Geevarghese Mar Gregorios at Parumala Seminary. He was appointed as the [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of Thumpamon, Kollam and Niranam dioceses. On 15 February 1929, the Episcopal Synod of Malankara headed by Malankara Metropolitan [[Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril|Vattaserril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius]] installed him as the [[Catholicos]] of the East, succeeding [[Catholicos Moran Mar Baselios Geevarghese of the East|Catholicos Baselius Geevarghese I]], who had died in the previous year.<ref name=malankara/>

When the Association met on 2426 December 1934 at M.D. Seminary, [[Kottayam]], he was chosen as [[Malankara Metropolitan]]. It was a period when issues within the [[IndianMalankara Orthodox Syrian 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 [[IndianMalankara Orthodox Church]].<ref>[http://stgeorgechurchpuduppadi.org/catholicos.html St George's Orthodox Syrian Church website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201071050/http://stgeorgechurchpuduppadi.org/catholicos.html |date=1 February 2009 }}</ref>

|before=[[Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril]]<br>1909–1934

|title=[[Malankara Metropolitan]] of the [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]

|after=Moran Mar [[Baselios Augen I]]<br>1964–1975}}

|before=Moran Mar [[Baselios Geevarghese I]]<br>1925–1928

|after=Moran Mar [[Baselios Augen I]]<br>1964–1975}}

*[http://www.indianorthodoxchurch.com/ Website of the Indian Orthodox Church] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715162004/http://www.indianorthodoxchurch.com/ |date=15 July 2007 }}