Baselios Marthoma Mathews III
Baselios Marthoma Mathews III (born 12 February 1949) is the present Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, serving as its primate. He was enthroned as the 22nd Malankara Metropolitan on 14 October 2021 and as the 9th Catholicos on 15 October 2021 at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala, succeeding Baselios Marthoma Paulose II.
His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews III | |
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| Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan | |
| Native name | ബസേലിയോസ് മാർത്തോമാ മാത്യൂസ് തൃതീയൻ |
| Church | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
| See | Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan |
| Elected | 14 October 2021 |
| Installed | 15 October 2021 |
| Predecessor | Baselios Marthoma Paulose II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1949 Vazhoor, Kottayam, Kerala |
| Alma mater | Kerala University Serampore College Leningrad Theological Seminary Pontifical Oriental Institute |
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