Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal
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Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal is an Indian cardinal and prelate who serves as the head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baselios Cleemis | 2 |
| Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal canonical | 2 |
| Cyril Baselios | 2 |
| Bishop of Tiruvalla | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2906323 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal Context triple: [Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, hasMajorArchbishopCatholicos, Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal]
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A.
Baselios Marthoma Mathews III
Baselios Marthoma Mathews III is the primate and supreme head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, leading its spiritual, administrative, and ecumenical affairs.
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B.
Cardinal George Alencherry
Cardinal George Alencherry is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and a prominent leader among Eastern Catholic bishops.
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C.
Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan
The Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan is the supreme primate and spiritual leader of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, overseeing its ecclesiastical, administrative, and pastoral affairs.
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D.
Ignatius Aphrem II
Ignatius Aphrem II is the spiritual leader and patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the ancient Oriental Orthodox Christian traditions.
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E.
St. Frumentius (Abba Salama)
St. Frumentius, also known as Abba Salama, is venerated as the first bishop of Aksum and the founder of Christianity in Ethiopia, playing a central role in establishing the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal Target entity description: Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal is an Indian cardinal and prelate who serves as the head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
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A.
Baselios Marthoma Mathews III
Baselios Marthoma Mathews III is the primate and supreme head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, leading its spiritual, administrative, and ecumenical affairs.
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B.
Cardinal George Alencherry
Cardinal George Alencherry is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and a prominent leader among Eastern Catholic bishops.
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C.
Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan
The Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan is the supreme primate and spiritual leader of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, overseeing its ecclesiastical, administrative, and pastoral affairs.
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D.
Ignatius Aphrem II
Ignatius Aphrem II is the spiritual leader and patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the ancient Oriental Orthodox Christian traditions.
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E.
St. Frumentius (Abba Salama)
St. Frumentius, also known as Abba Salama, is venerated as the first bishop of Aksum and the founder of Christianity in Ethiopia, playing a central role in establishing the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic bishop
ⓘ
Indian person ⓘ cardinal ⓘ head of church ⓘ member of the College of Cardinals ⓘ prelate ⓘ |
| appointedCardinalBy | Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| birthName | Isaac Thottunkal ⓘ |
| church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ⓘ |
| clergyType | Eastern Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| consecratedBy |
Cyril Baselios
ⓘ
linked to:
Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal
|
| consecrationDate | 2001-02-15 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | India ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| createdCardinalOn | 2012-11-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-06-15 ⓘ |
| electedMajorArchbishopOn | 2007-02-08 ⓘ |
| enthronedAsMajorArchbishopOn | 2007-03-05 ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
His Beatitude
ⓘ
Moran Mor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first cardinal of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
ⓘ
leadership of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Malayalam
ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ |
| memberOf |
College of Cardinals
ⓘ
Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ⓘ |
| name | Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| ordainedBy | Benedict Mar Gregorios ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 1986-06-11 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mavelikkara ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
ⓘ
Bishop of Tiruvalla ⓘ
linked to:
Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal
Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ⓘ Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ⓘ President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India ⓘ |
| predecessorAsMajorArchbishop |
Cyril Baselios
ⓘ
linked to:
Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal
|
| rank | cardinal-priest ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
India
ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousTradition |
Syro-Malankara Catholic
ⓘ
linked to:
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
|
| residence |
Trivandrum
ⓘ
linked to:
Thiruvananthapuram
|
| rite |
West Syriac Rite
ⓘ
linked to:
West Syriac liturgical tradition
|
| stateOfBirth | Kerala ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ⓘ |
| title |
Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio VII
ⓘ
Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Major Archbishop-Catholicos
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal Description of subject: Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal is an Indian cardinal and prelate who serves as the head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal