H.H. Moran Mar Basaleos Marthoma Didymos I

 
Malankara Metropolitan
&
Catholicose of the East.

H.G. Thomas Mar Timotheos, the Catholicose Designate, was elevated as the 7th Catholicose of the Malankara Sabha on 31st October 2005 at Parumala Seminary. His Holiness is 7th Catholicose of the Malankara Orthodox Sabha, and the 90th Catholicose of the Eastern Orthodox Churches. His Holiness assumed the office of the 20th Malankara Metropolitan on his 85th birthday on 29th October 2005.

C T Thomas, born on 29th October 1921 as the 3rd son of Ittiavara Thomas, Mulimoottil, Nedumparam, Thriuvalla and Sosamma, Chirayil, Mavelikkara. The Altar boy of Puthiyacavu church, Mvelikkara joined Pathanapuam Mount Tabor Ashram with his mentor and Guru Very Rev. C.M. Thomas Remban (later Thoma Mar Dionysios). He was ordained as Deacon (Koruio) on 11th March 1942 at Karapuzha, Mar Gregorios Church and as Full Deacon (Samshono) on 22nd May 1947 by His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Gheevarghese II. On 25th, January 1950 he was ordained as Kashisho at Pathanapuam Thabor Dayara. On 1965 May 16, he has ordianed as Remban and later as Episcopa on August 24th 1966 by His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Augen I.

His Grace was elevated as Asst. Metropolitan of Malabar Diocese on 11th November 1966 and as the Metropolitan of Malabar Diocese on 2nd February 1968. The Malankara Association held on 10th September 1992 elected H.G. Thomas Mar Timotheos as the successor to the Apostolic Throe of St. Thomas.His knuckles and knees are bruised as a result of continuous prayer. His palms too are bruised and hardened, by farming at Mount Tabor. He is a very simple and down to earth in life. After becoming the Metropolitan, His Grace chose to travel by bus with common in the internal area of Malabar.
His Grace considers 'education' as holy as priesthood. He addresses teaching as 'the divine profession'. After completing his MA, he dedicated himself as a teacher and "dyana guru". He was the Head of English Dept. and later became the Vice Principal of St. Stephen's College. 

Most of us are not familiar with the name Didymos. It is a Greek word meaning twin. In
Aramaic (Hebrew) language the word for twin is Thomas which we are all very familiar. In fact Thomas and Didymos mean one and the same word twin.  There is a gospel called the fifth gospel or the gospel for the third millenium written by Didymos called The Gospel of Thomas. It is a collection of secret sayings attributed to Jesus of Nazareth. It is different from other Gospels. There are two versions of this Gospel available now. It was written in the middle of the first century, it was hidden for a long time, and it came to light from Egypt only in the last century.
Our Bava chose the name Didymos reconfirming the fact that our church was established by Didymos, or Thomas the Twin.