Baselios Cleemis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Major Archbishop and Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
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Place of Birth: Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
About Baselios Cleemis
- Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Major Archbishop-Catholicos (Malayalam: ????? ??? ????????? ?????????? ???? ???????????) is the current Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
- He was named to the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 November 2012.At the moment of his selection, he was the youngest member of the College of Cardinals.
- He is the first cardinal of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
- On 31 January 2013, he was named a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.
- He served as the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India from 2014 to 2018.
- He has previously served as Chairman of the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council.
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