Cyril Baselios I

His Grace Cyril Mar Baselios I is the current primate and Metropolitan of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church (Thozhiyoor Church). He is the 14th metropolitan of Thozhiyoor succeeding Joseph Mar Koorilose IX.

Personal life
He was born on 30 July 1956 at Kunnamkulam.

Career
He was ordained a deacon on 18 December 1975 at the Mar Adhai Sleeha Church by Ayyamkulam Paulose Mar Philexenos III, the 11th Metropolitan of the Church. He was ordained on 17 February 1980 by Mathews Mar Koorilose VIII, the 12th metropolitan of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church. He served for a long time as vicar in various parishes of the church. He has been the Vicar of St. George's Church, Chennai for a long time. He occupied the leadership positions of the Holy Church, the leadership positions of various organizations of the Church, and many official positions of the Church, including the Secretary of the Diocesan Church Reconstruction Committee. For a long time, Dayara was a priest in the palace of Thozhiyur diocese. He received the title of Ramban on 3 March 2001 and the title of Episcopa on 10 March 2001 from Panakkal Joseph Mar Koorilose IX, the 13th metropolitan. Following the resignation of Joseph Mar Koorilose IX on 28 May 2001, Cyril Mar Basselios was ordained as the 14th metropolitan