First Cardinal Designate of the Malankara Church

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate joyfully celebrates the Holy Father's announcement of a consistory for the creation of six new Cardinals, which includes His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos. The Exarchate rejoices at the ecclesial recognition bestowed on the head and father of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church.

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Rome Reports (romereports.com)
• Meet Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, soon to be the youngest Cardinal of the Church

Vatican News Site (news.va)

• Card-Designate Basilios Cleemis: Building communion with East and West
• Pope announces Consistory for creation of cardinals