H. H. Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose II is the 8th Catholicos of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Orthodox Chuch. H. H. Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose II took charge at Catholicate Palace as The Supreme Head & The Malankara Metropolitan of The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, at 3 pm after the Installation done on November 1st morning at Parumala Seminary.His Beatitude was unanimously elected successor to the Catholicose of the East and Malankara Metropolitan Baseliose Mar Thoma Didymos I on Thursday 12th of October 2006 at St. Gregorios Nagar, Parumala Seminary by the Malankara Syrian Christian Association, the 4,051-member church parliament of the Malankara Orthodox Church. The Episcopal Synod meeting held earlier at Theological Seminary, Kottayam had unanimously recommended Paulose Mar Milithios, Bishop of Kunnamkulam diocese as candidate for the election of Catholicose designate with full support of the Synod and the Managing Committee.