St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Visakhapatnam: Difference between revisions

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'''St. Stephen's Orthodox Church'''  <ref>http://orthodox-world.org/en/i/14592/Saint_Stephen_Orthodox_Church_Visakhapatnam</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bangaloreorthodoxdiocese.org/index.php?view=directory&content=church#|title = Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church – Bangalore Diocese}}</ref> is a part of the [[Indian Orthodox Church]] founded by [[Thomas the Apostle|Saint Thomas]], one of the disciples of [[Jesus Christ]], in AD 52 at [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]], a coastal area in India. In 1959, a few [[Oriental Orthodox Church]] believers migrated from the state of [[Kerala]] and started the Orthodox style church. The church grew since then, and has now{{When?|date=June 2018}} around 150 families as members.

The church celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 24 September 2009. Its vicar is Fr. Cyril Varghese Vadakkadath.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/cyril.varghese.108</ref> The church belongs to the Bangalore Diocese<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bangaloreorthodoxdiocese.org/index.php?view=directory&content=church#|title = Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church – Bangalore Diocese}}</ref> whose metropolitan is Abraham Mar Seraphim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mosc.in/holysynod/h-g-dr-abraham-mar-seraphim-metropolitan|title = H.G. Dr. Abraham Mar Seraphim Metropolitan &#124;}}</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/AbrahamMarSeraphim/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE</ref>