List of Catholicoi of the East
For other uses, see Catholicos of the East (disambiguation).
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The Catholicos of the East was the title originally used by the Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, head of the Church of the East. The title is currently held by the head of the Assyrian Church of the East, Ancient Church of the East, and the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The following is a list of primates who have held that office.
List of Catholicoi of the East
Main article: List of Patriarchs of the Church of the East
List of Catholicoi of the East and Malankara Metropolitans
- Baselios Paulose I (1912–1914)
- vacant (1914–1925)
- Baselios Geevarghese I (1925–1928)
- Baselios Geevarghese II (1929–1964)
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church merge (1958–1975)
- Baselios Augen I (1964–1975)
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church separate (1975–present)
- Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I (1975–1991)
- Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II (1991–2005)
- Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I (2005–2010)
- Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II (2010–present)
See also
- List of Maphrians
- Catholicos of The East and Malankara Metropolitan
- List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch
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