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Gregorios Joseph | |
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| Malankara Metropolitan and Catholicos-elect of Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church | |
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| Church | Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church |
| Predecessor | Baselios Thomas I |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1984 (Kassisso) by Baselios Paulose II Catholicose |
| Consecration | 16 January 1994 by Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1960 |
| Education | M.Phil. from Trinity College Dublin, B.D from St Patrick's College, Dublin, Ireland, |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala |
Mor Gregorios Joseph (born 10 November 1960) is a Syriac Orthodox archbishop, who is currently serving as the Malankara Metropolitan of the Syriac Orthodox Church in India.[1][2][3]
Following the death of Baselios Thomas I, he was unanimously elected as Catholicos of India, during the Regional Malankara Synod held on December 8, 2024.[4] He is set to be elevated on March 25, 2025 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Atchaneh, Lebanon in a service presided by Ignatius Aphrem II, where he will be given the name Baselios Joseph I.[5]
- ^ "Joseph Mor Gregorios elected Metropolitan Trustee of Jacobite Church by secret ballot". The New Indian Express.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-02-04). "Joseph Gregorios declared Malankara metropolitan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-12-08). "Bearing legacy of an illustrious tradition". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Mor Gregorios Joseph named next Catholicos". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ "Joseph Mor Gregorios new Catholicos". The Times of India. 2025-01-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-01-27.