Baselios Thomas I

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His Beatitude Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I
Church	Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Syriac Orthodox Church
Appointed	26 July 2002
Term ended	31 October 2024
Predecessor	Baselios Paulose II
Previous post(s)	Malankara Metropolitan, Metropolitan of Angamali Diocese
Orders
Ordination	September 1958
Personal details
Born	(1929-07-22)22 July 1929 Puthencruz, Travancore, India
Died	31 October 2024(2024-10-31) (aged 95) Kochi, Kerala, India
Buried	St. Athanasius Cathedral, Puthencruz
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Oriental Orthodox

Mor Baselios Thomas I (Syr: ܡܳܪܝ̱ ܒܰܣܺܝܠܺܝܳܘܣ ܬܐܳܘܡܰܐ ܩܰܕ݂ܡܳܝܳܐ; Mal: മോർ ബസേലിയോസ് തോമസ് പ്രഥമൻ; Born Cheruvillil Mathai Thomas 22 July 1929 – 31 October 2024) was a Syriac Orthodox prelate who served as the Catholicos of India (Maphrian) and head of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. Enthroned on 26 July 2002 by Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas in Damascus, Syria, he led the church through periods of ecclesiastical and social challenge until his death in 2024.