St. Stephen's Orthodox Church is a part of the

Indian Orthodox Church The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam, near Kottayam, India. The church serves ...

founded by Saint Thomas, one of the disciples of

Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

, in AD 52 at Malabar, a coastal area in India. In 1959, a few Oriental Orthodox Church believers migrated from the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

and started the Orthodox style church. The church grew since then, and has now around 150 families as members. The church celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 24 September 2009. Its vicar is Fr. Cyril Varghese Vadakkadath. The church belongs to the Bangalore Diocese whose metropolitan is Abraham Mar Seraphim.https://www.facebook.com/AbrahamMarSeraphim/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

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Malankara Orthodox Syrian church buildings Churches in Andhra Pradesh Buildings and structures in Visakhapatnam {{OrientalOrthodox-church-stub