Our Story

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I
in the midst of them. Matthew 18 :20

St Dionysius Indian Orthodox Church (SDIOC)

May 7, 2003

St Dionysius Indian Orthodox Church (SDIOC)

On 9th April 2003, Mar Irenaios sent a kalpana (encyclical) declaring the congregation as a parish and a Parish Managing Committee was appointed. Thus the St Dionysius Indian Orthodox Church (SDIOC), came into being and is the first parish in Chennai Diocese to be named after St.Dionysius, the illumina-tor of the church. On 7th May 2003, the SDIOC was incorporated…

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St. Gregorious Indian Orthodox Church

March 21, 2004

St. Gregorious Indian Orthodox Church

St. Gregorious Indian Orthodox Church Hamilton, New Zealand www.sgiochamilton.org

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Rev. Fr. Varghese Philip Idichandy

May 22, 2004

Rev. Fr. Varghese Philip Idichandy arrived and took charge as vicar on 22nd May 2004. From then on we had regular church services on Sundays and the regular functioning of the spiritual organisations. During his term which lasted three years, several families were added to the church. But venues were difficult to get for regular worship. The parish became more…

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Rev. Fr. Shinu K Thomas

June 17, 2007

Rev.Fr.Biju Mathew

February 24, 2011

Mar Dionysius Indian Orthodox Church(MDIOC)

November 20, 2012

Mar Dionysius Indian Orthodox Church(MDIOC)

Wellington, New Zealand Mar Dionysius Indian Orthodox Church  

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St. Mary’s Orthodox Church

November 20, 2015

St. Mary’s Orthodox Church

Christ Church, New Zealand St. Mary’s Orthodox Church

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Rev. Fr. Anup Joseph Eapen

July 24, 2016

Rev. Fr. Anu Mathew

June 16, 2019