St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Visakhapatnam

St. Stephen's Orthodox Church ^[1]^[2] is a part of the Indian Orthodox Church founded by Saint Thomas, one of the disciples of Jesus Christ, in AD 52 at 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?] around 150 families as members.

The church celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 24 September 2009. Its vicar is Fr. Cyril Varghese Vadakkadath.^[3] The church belongs to the Bangalore Diocese^[4] whose metropolitan is Abraham Mar Seraphim.^[5]^[6]

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[1] ttp://orthodox-world.org/en/i/14592/Saint_Stephen_Orthodox_Church_Visakhapatnam

[2] "Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church – Bangalore Diocese".

[3] ttps://www.facebook.com/cyril.varghese.108

[4] "Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church – Bangalore Diocese".

[5] "H.G. Dr. Abraham Mar Seraphim Metropolitan |".

[6] ttps://www.facebook.com/AbrahamMarSeraphim/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

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