Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Paulos II (Malayalam: ????????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ?????????; born K.
I.
Paul; 30 August 1946) is the 8th reigning Catholicos and 21st Malankara Metropolitan the Supreme Primate of the Malankara Church(Indian Orthodox Church).
He was enthroned Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan on 1 November 2010 at Parumala, Kerala.
He succeeded Baselios Thoma Didymos I.
At the time of his election as Catholicos, Paulose had been Metropolitan Bishop of Kunnamkulam.
He is also known by his traditional episcopal name, Paulose Mar Milithios.
Born on 30 August 1946 in the ancient Nasrani family of Kollannur to K.
I.
Ipe and Kunjeetty at Mangad.
His mother, Kunjeetty hails from the famous family of Pulikkottil and he was baptized at St Mary's Orthodox Church Pazhanji.
Metropolitan Paulose Mar Milithios was unanimously elected as Catholicos designate by Malankara Association on 12 October 2006.
He was enthroned as the Catholicos of the East for Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church on 1 November 2010 at Parumala Seminary.
He is the 91st Catholicos and 21st Malankara Metropolitan in the lineage of Catholicos and Malankara Metropolitans respectively.
He is officially styled as His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan enthroned on the Apostolic Throne of St.