St.Thomas Orthodox Cathedral

St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral Dubai(STOC) today has emerged as one of the most prominent parishes in the Malankara Orthodox Church. The parish with a strength of more than 3500, surges ahead day by day by the grace of the Almighty and the intercession of the patron saints, St. Mary, St. Thomas, St. Gregorios of Parumala and St. Dionysius.

St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral Dubai is affiliated to Delhi Diocese of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, with Diocesan Metropolitan H.G Dr. Yuhanon Mar Demetrios, Vicar Rev. Fr. Shaji Mathew & Asst. Vicar Rev. Fr. Lany Chacko.

The first Malankara Orthodox congregation in Dubai was officially inaugurated on 2nd December 1968, by the then Bahrain Vicar Rev. Fr. K.K. Punnoose (L.L H.G Stephanos Mar Thevodosios). Initially the congregation was named St. Thomas Orthodox Association, and weekly gatherings were conducted at the residences of its members. Later on, as the membership increased, the congregation began to gather at the Women’s Society Hall, situated in Deira, near Fish Round About.

The Emirate of Dubai, then under the British rule, was strategically located in the Middle East, and was famous for its historic trading traditions. The oil boom in the 1960s and 1970s enticed traders, visitors and job-seekers on a large scale, who began to settle in Dubai, the already established trading hub of the region. The steady influx of people from Kerala in the following years made the number of Malankara Orthodox Church members from Kerala, a large community in Dubai. As the membership of the congregation steadily increased, the need for a formal church building became inevitable, and representations were made to the authorities concerned in this regard.

The first Metropolitan to visit Dubai was H.G Thomas Mar Timothios (H.H Marthoma Didimos I) in 1969. Later on, H.G Mathews Mar Coorilos (L.L H.H Marthoma Mathews II) visited Dubai and requested Dubai Ruler H.H Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum for land to construct a Church. Following that, H.G Mathews Mar Athanasios (L.L H.H Marthoma Mathews 1) visited Dubai on 1972, and again requested Dubai Ruler for land to construct a Church.

圣托马斯东正教大教堂迪拜（STOC）今天已成为在Malankara东正教最突出的教区之一。有超过3500实力的教区，由全能的恩典和守护神，圣玛丽，圣托马斯，Parumala圣Gregorios和圣修斯说情潮提前一天一天。

圣托马斯东正教大教堂迪拜隶属于Malankara东正教教堂叙利亚德里教区主教管区与大都会HG Yuhanon博士三月德米特里，牧师牧师神父。沙棘马修和助理。牧师牧师神父。蓝菱查科。

第一Malankara东正教教会在迪拜正式创刊于1968年12月2日，由当时的巴林牧师牧师神父。株Punnoose（L.L H.G斯蒂法诺斯[461]三月Thevodosios）。最初，众被任命为圣托马斯东正教会和每周的聚会是在其成员的住所进行。后来，随着会员的增加，会众开始聚集在妇女协会馆，坐落在德拉，附近的鱼的四围。

迪拜酋长国，然后在英国统治，被战略性地分布于中东，并且是著名的历史悠久的贸易传统。石油繁荣的20世纪60年代和70年代吸引大规模，谁开始定居在迪拜，该地区已经建立的贸易枢纽商人，游客和求职者。从喀拉拉邦人在接下来的几年中不断涌入制成的喀拉拉邦，一个庞大的社区在迪拜Malankara东正教教堂的成员数。作为众的成员不断增加，需要有一个正式的教堂建筑成为必然，并陈述了有关这方面的当局。

第一个大都会参观迪拜是HG托马斯月Timothios（HH Marthoma Didimos I）于1969年。后来，HG马修斯月Coorilos（LL HH Marthoma马修斯II）到访迪拜，并要求迪拜统治者谢赫·拉希德·本·赛义德·阿勒马克图姆的土地构建一个教堂。随后，HG马修斯月阿萨纳西（LL HH Marthoma马修斯1）访问了迪拜于1972年，并再次要求迪拜统治者对土地建造一所教堂。