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His Holiness Baselios Geevarghese I Catholicos of the East | |
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| Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church | |
| See | Catholicos of the East |
| Installed | 30 April 1925 |
| Term ended | 17 December 1928 |
| Predecessor | Baselios Paulose I |
| Successor | Baselios Geevarghese II |
| Previous post(s) | Metropolitan of Kottayam |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 August 1896 |
| Consecration | 9 February 1913 by Ignatius Abdul Masih II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vakathanam Karuchira Geevarghese 11 January 1870 |
| Died | 17 December 1928 (aged 58) Vallikkattu |
| Buried | Orthodox Dayaro, Vallikaadu, Kottayam |
Baselios Geevarghese I of the East (born Vaakathanam Karuchira Geevarghese, consecrated bishop as Mar Philoxenos) (11 January 1870 – 17 December 1928) popularly known as Vallikkattu Bava, he was the second Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. He was installed in the Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas in 1925, and died after a short tenure of three years on 17 December 1928.