List of Catholicos of the East

For other uses, see Catholicos of the East (disambiguation).

This is a list of Catholicos of the East. Presently the Catholicos have jurisdiction over the Syriac Orthodox Christians in India.

The Catholicate was established as a bishopirc initially by Apostle Thomas in Edessa, Mesopotamia during his Eastern mission. The see was elevated to a titular Catholicate during the days of Mar Papa bar Gaggai. Jurisdiction over the entire Eastern Church was confirmed to the Catholicate with the blessings of Patriarchate of the Syriac Orthodox Church sending Marutha of Maiperqat to the Persisan region during the reign of Persian Emperor Yesgargh in 410 AD. The see was then moved to Selucia-Ctesiphon, the capital of Persian Empire and then to Tigris and Mosul in Iraq following the Nestorian Schism in the church. The see was re-instated in India by the Patriarch of Antioch in 1912 AD.

Catholicose of the East

Edessa era

• Thomas the Apostle (35-72 AD)
• Mar Addai (Thaddeus of Edessa) (72-120 AD) - one among the 72 disciples of Christ
• Aggai (120-152 AD)
• Saint Mari (152-185 AD) - During his days the bishoporic was moved to Seleucia-Ctesiphon

Seleucia-Ctesiphon era

• Abres(Ahrasius) (185-201 AD)
• Abraham I of Kashker (201-213 AD)
• Yacob I (213-231 AD)
• Ebid M’shikha
• Ahha d'Aboui (231-246) - First bishop of the East to get statikon as Catholicos. Ordained in 231 AD in Jerusalem Council.
• Shahaloopa of Kashker (246-266 AD)

Metropolitan of Seleucia-Ctesiphon elevated as titular Catholicos

• Papa Bar Gaggai (267-336 AD)
• Simeon Barsabae (337-350 AD)
• Shalidoste (350-352 AD)
• Barbashmin (352-360 AD)
• Toumarsa (360-368 AD)
• Qaioma (370-375 AD)

Catholicos of the East with Jurisdiction over Eastern provinces

• Issac (375-386 AD)
• Ahhi (386-393 AD)
• Yab-Alaha I (393-398 AD)
• Maana (398-400 AD)
• Frabokht (401-420 AD)
• Dadishu I (421-456 AD)
• Babwahi (457-484 AD)
• Aqaq-Acace (485-498 AD)

Re-instatment of Orthodoxy

• Ahoudemme (559-577 AD) - Ordained by Saint Jacob Baradaeus and 2 others
• Qum Yeshu (578-579 AD)
• Samuel (614-624 AD)

Tigris era

• Morooso (628-649 AD) - From his time Orthodox Catholicos also came to be known Maphrian to distinguish from Nestorian rival
• Denha 1st (650-659 AD)
• Bar Yeshu (669-684 AD)
• Abraham (685-687 AD)
• David (687 AD)
• Youhanon Soubo (687-688 AD)
• Denha 2nd (688-728 AD)
• Paulos (728-757 AD)
• Youhanon Keeyunoyo
• Joseph
• Sharbeel
• Shemavun
• Baselios bar baldoyo (828-838 AD)
• Daniel (838-847 AD)
• Thoma of Tigris (848-856 AD)
• Baselios Lo asar (856-869 AD) - Hudaya Canon was codified
• Malkisadek (858-869 AD)
• Sargis (872-883 AD)
• Athanasius (887-904 AD)
• Thoma Asthunoro 912-913 AD)
• Denha III (915-935 AD)
• Baselios III (938-962 AD)
• Kuriakose (964-982 AD)
• Yuhanon Damascus (991-997 AD)
• Ignatius Barkiki (997-1022 AD)
• Athanasius of Edessa (1027-1041 AD)
• Baselios of Tigris (1046-1069 AD)
• Yuhanon Sleeba (1075-1106 AD)

Mosul era

• Dionysius Mosa (1113-1142 AD)

2nd Tigris era

• Ignatius Lo asar (1143-1164 AD)

2nd Mosul era

• Youhanan Sarugoyo
• Dionysius Bar Msah
  • Gregorius Yakoub
• Ignatius David

Also Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius III David (1222—1252)

• Dionysius Sleeba of Kaparthooth
• John Bar Madani

Also Patriarch of Antioch John XII bar Madani (1252—1263)

• Ignatius Sleeba of Edessa
• Bar-Hebraeus
• Gregorius Bar Sauma
• Gregorius Mattai
• Athanasius Abraham
  • Gregorius Bar Kainaya
• Baselios Behanam (1422–1454)

Also Patriarch of Antioch (Ignatius Behnam of Hadl) (1445—1454)

• Diaskoros Behnam Araboyo
• Baselios Bar sauma of Madina
• Baselios Assis
• Nooh (1490–1494) - in Malayalam മാർ നോഹ

Became Patriarch of Antioch (Ignatius Nuh of Lebanon) (1493—1509)

• Baselios Abraham
• Baselios Elias
• Athanasius Habeeb I
• Baselios Elias
• Baselios Nemet Allah (1555–1576) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് നെമദ് അള്ളാ നൂർ‍ എദ്ദീൻ

Also Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Nemet Allah I (1557—1576)

• Baselios David Shah (1576–1591) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് പിലാത്തോസ് അൽ മൻ‍സുറാതി

Also Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius David II Shah (1576—1591)

• Baselios Philathose (1591–1597) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് അബ്ദ് അൽ ഗാനി

Also Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Pilate I (1591—1597)

• Patrose V Hadaya (1597–1639) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ഹാദായത് അള്ളാ പത്രോസ്

Also Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Hadayat Allah (1597—1639)

• Baselios Isaya (1639–1652)
• Baselios Sakralla I (1652–1655)
• Baselios Abdul Masih I (1655–1665) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് അബ്ദ് അൽ മിശിഹ പ്രഥമൻ

Also Patrairch of Antioch Ignatius Abdul Masih I (1662—1686)

• Baselios Habeeb II (1665–1674) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ഹബീബ്
• St. Catholicos Baselios Eldho (1675–1685) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് യെൽ‍ദാ
• Baselios Geevarghese (1685–1687) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ഇഗ്നാത്തിയോസ് ഗീവറുഗീസ്

Became Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius George II (1687—1708)

• Baselios Isahac II (1687–1722) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ഇസഹാക് ആസാർ അൽ മൗസീലി

Also Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Isaac Azar (1709—1722)

• • Baselios Mathai
  • Baselios Lazer III
  • Baselios Mathai II
• Baselios Shakralla II (1722–1745) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ശക്രള്ള ദ്വിതീയൻ

Also Patriarch of Antioch (Ignatius Shukr Allah II) (1722—1745)

• Gregorios Lazer IV (1745–1748)
• St. Baselios Sakralla III of Aleppo (1748–1760)
• Baselios Geevarghese Mosa (1760–1781) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ഗീവറുഗീസ് മോശ

Also Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius George IV (1768—1781)

• ???? (1782–1825) - the following:
  • Baselios Sleeba IV
  • Baselios Bishara
  • Baselios Yavanan
  • Baselios Kurilos Abd al-Azeez
  • Baselios Mathew IV
• Baselios Elias II (1825–1827) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ഏലിയാസ് കർ‍മേ
• Baselios Elias III Ankas (1827–1847) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ഏലിയാസ് അൻ‍കാസ്

Also Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Elias II (1838—1847)

• Vacant (1847–1852)
• Baselios Bahnam (1852–1859) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ബഹനാം
• ???? (1860–1871)
• ???? (1872–1894)
• ???? (1896–1912)

Indian era (1912-present)

• Baselios Paulose I (1912–1914) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് പൗലോസ് പ്രഥമൻ
• Vacant from 1914 to 1925
• Baselios Geevarghese I (1925–1928) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ഗീവറുഗീസ് പ്രഥമൻ
• Baselios Geevarghese II (1929–1964) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ഗീവറുഗീസ് ദ്വിതീയൻ

United Malankara Church period (1958-1975)

(including both Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church

• Baselios Geevarghese II continued as Catholicos in the united church until his death in 1964
• Baselios Augen I (1964–1975) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് ഔഗേൻ പ്രഥമൻ

Lineage of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (1975-present)

• Baselios Augen I (1975) - continued as Catholicos solely for Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (few months in 1975)
• Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I (1975–1991) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് മാർത്തോമ്മാ മാത്യൂസ് പ്രഥമൻ
• Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II (1991–2005) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് മാർത്തോമ്മാ മാത്യൂസ് ദ്വിതീയൻ
• Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I (2005–2010) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ്‌ മാർത്തോമാ ദിദിമോസ് പ്രഥമൻ
• Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II (2010–present) - in Malayalam മാർ ബസേലിയോസ് മാർത്തോമ്മാ പൗലോസ് ദ്വിതീയൻ

See also

• Catholicos of the East
• Catholicos of The East and Malankara Metropolitan
• List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch