His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II (born January 30, 1915 and died January 26, 2006) was Catholicos of the East, Malankara Metropolitan, and 89th successor to the Holy Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Catholicos of the East is the title of the primates of various churches currently or historically associated with the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch. ...

His Holiness was born at Perinad in Kollam District of Kerala, and had his religious training at Old Seminary Kottayam and also at Basil Dayara, Pathanamthitta. Later he joined Bishop's College, Calcutta for his B. D. Degree, and studied Theology at the General Theological Seminary, New York. Á Kollam district, earlier called Quilon district, is one of the 14 districts of Kerala state, India. ... Kerala (IPA: ; Malayalam: കേരളം — Keralam) is a state on the southwestern tropical Malabar Coast of India. ... Pathanamthitta district and town in Kerala Pathanamthitta is one of the fourteen districts of Kerala state in South India. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church is located in Chelsea, Manhattan in New York. ...

He was ordained as Deacon in 1938 then as Priest in 1941. It was during his stay at St. George Dayara Othara that Father Mathews made a mark as a devoted and an able priest of the Indian Orthodox Church. He was noted for his spiritual leadership and loving nature and could endear himself to everyone who came in contact with him, and called "Father Angel" at that time. His Holiness Baselious Geevarghese II took special interest in the activities of Father Mathews. Holy Orders in the modern Roman Catholic Church and in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Assyrian, Old Catholic, and Independent Catholic Churches, includes three degrees: bishop, priest, and deacon. ... Deacon is a role in the Christian Church which is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Indian Orthodox Church (also known as the Malankara Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of the East, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Orthodox Syrian Church of the East), is a prominent member of the Oriental Orthodox Church family. ... His Holiness Baselios Geevarghese II is the third Catholicos of the East in Malankara, and was the chief hierarch of the Indian Orthodox Church (also known as the Malankara Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of the East, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Orthodox Syrian Church of the East). ...

On May 15, 1953 he was ordained as a Bishop of Orthodox church at the age of thirty eight. As Metropolitan of the Diocese of Kollam, he was fully responsible for its growth and progress and the number of parishes almost doubled within a short period. Several monasteries and convents were started. A large number of educational institutions and hospitals were established. Several Colleges, Schools, Hospitals and other service institutions were established and administered under his direct control and leadership. He has travelled in various countries including the United States, Canada, Europe, Malaya, Singapore, and Gulf countries, and has attended various international meetings and conferences. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan, pertains to the bishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ... Map of the Persian Gulf. ...

It was in 1980 that he was unanimously elected by the Malankara Syrian Christian Association as successor to the throne of Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan. In recent years some of the new schemes started under his directions are found to be of much help and benefit for the community at large. A Civil Service Academy was started at Thiruvananthapuram, to give proper training for candidates appearing for I. A. S.; I. P. S.; I. F. S. and other Central Service Examinations. With a view to provide shelter for the poor, an House Building Assistance project was started. The Community Marriage Scheme is found beneficial for the marriage of poor girls. Human Resources Development and Services Wing is also helpful for the community in general. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം), formerly known as Trivandrum, is the Capital of the Indian State of Kerala. ...

As President of the Ecumenical committee in Kerala and also in various other Inter-Church Committees he has shown excellent leadership. He kept in touch with the heads of other churches and promoted Ecumenism. Due to ill health and old age His Holiness voluntarily resigned his position as the Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church on 29 October 2005. The word ecumenism (also oecumenism, Å“cumenism) (IPA: ) is derived from the Greek oikoumene, which means the inhabited world. The term is usually used with regard to movements toward religious unity. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His Holiness passed away on Thursday, January 26th, 2006. His Body is Interred in Mount Horeb Chapel, in Sasthamkotta on 28th.