List of Catholicoi
The Catholicos lineage starts from the Apostle Thomas, continuing with the bishops of Edessa and Archbishops in Selucia-Ctesiphon. In 410 AD Isaac first used the title Catholicos. Since then, the Catholicos has claimed jurisdiction over all Christians of the East outside the Roman Empire.
This Catholicate resided in Persia until the end of the 19th century. In 1912 the senior Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch relocated the Catholicate to India. Catholicos Didymos I is the 111th Catholicos sitting on the throne of Saint Thomas. The Orthodox Catholicos is known also known as Maphrian to distinguish this church from the schismatic lineage formed in the latter half of the 5th century due to Nestorian influence.
To see the lineage of Catholicos: List of Catholicos of the East
| List of Catholicos of the East | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Catholicos of the East | Notes |
| 1912 | 1913 | Baselios Paulose I | Catholicos of the East |
| 1925 | 1928 | Baselios Geevarghese I | Catholicos of the East |
| 1929 | 1964 | Baselios Geevarghese II | Catholicos of the East, 1929–1964 & Malankara Metropolitan, 1934–1964 |
| 1964 | 1975 | Baselios Augen I | Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan |
| 1975 | 1991 | Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I | Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan |
| 1991 | 2005 | Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II | Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan |
| 2005 | 2010 | Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I | Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan |
| 2010 | Present | Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II | Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan |
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