Cyril Baselios I

His Grace Cyril Mar Baselios I is the current primate and Metropolitan of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church (Thozhiyoor Church). He is the 14th metropolitan of Thozhiyoor succeeding Joseph Mar Koorilose IX.[1][2][3][4][5]

Not to be confused with Cyril Baselios.
His Grace the Most Reverend

Cyril Mar Baselios I
Metropolitan of Thozhiyoor
ChurchMalabar Independent Syrian Church
Installed2001
Predecessor Joseph Mar Koorilose IX
Orders
Ordination2000
ConsecrationOn 28 May 2001
by  Joseph Mar Koorilose IX
RankMetropolitan
Personal details
Born
K. C. Sunny

(1956-07-30) 30 July 1956
Kunnamkulam

Personal life

He was born on 30 July 1956 at Kunnamkulam.

Career

He was ordained a deacon on December 18, 1975 at the Mar Adhai Sleeha Church by Ayyamkulam Paulose Mar Philexenos III, the 11th Metropolitan of the Church. He was ordained on February 17, 1980 by Mathews Mar Koorilose VIII, the 12th metropolitan of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church. He served for a long time as vicar in various parishes of the church. He has been the Vicar of St. George's Church, Chennai for a long time. He occupied the leadership positions of the Holy Church, the leadership positions of various organizations of the Church, and many official positions of the Church, including the Secretary of the Diocesan Church Reconstruction Committee. For a long time, Dayara was a priest in the palace of Thozhiyur diocese. He received the title of Ramban on March 3, 2001 and the title of Episcopa on March 10, 2001 from Panakkal Joseph Mar Koorilose IX, the 13th metropolitan. Following the resignation of Joseph Mar Koorilose IX on May 28, 2001, Cyril Mar Basselios was ordained as the 14th metropolitan[6]

Ordination dates
Ordained as deacon: 18 December 1975
Ordained as kasseessa: 17 February 1980
Ordained as ramban: 3 March 2001
Consecrated as episcopa: 10 March 2001
Installed as metropolitan: 28 May 2001

References
  1. "സിറിൽ മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് മെത്രപോലീത്ത പരുമല സെമിനാരി സന്ദർശിച്ചു | Malankara Orthodox TV". Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  2. Thozhiyoor sabha shares Condolences | HG JosephMarthoma Metropolitan Funeral, retrieved 2022-04-22
  3. Condolence Message On Demise Of Catholicos | Most Rev.Cyril Mar Baseliose Metropolitan | Thozhiyor, retrieved 2022-04-22
  4. Condolence Message by HG Cyril Mar Baselius At the funeral of Mar Didymos I, retrieved 2022-04-22
  5. "The Orthodox Church Info: Birthday Wishes to Metropolitan-Primate Cyril Mar Baselious of Thozhiyur". Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  6. THE CHURCH OF THOZHIYOOR / ANJOOR
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