WELCOME TO ST MARYS INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

St. Mary’s’ Indian Orthodox Church Kings Lynn is a part of the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church, which has the great heritage and tradition based on the Holy Bible and the Church Fathers.

The Church was founded in India in 52 A.D, by St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. The Orthodox Church of India has its own hierarchical head. His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III is the ruling head of the church. His Holiness is also known as the Catholicos, which name equal to the Patriarch and the Roman Pope. The word Catholicos means “the Universal Father”. His Holiness is also known as the “Malankara Metropolitan”, which shows the temporal authority over the church and its property.

Malankara is the other name used for the word Malabar, which was once used for all the Malayalam speaking territory of Kerala. The Church has dioceses in India and abroad.Kings Lynn St. Mary`s Congregation has been established on 6 September 2009 and we are celebrating the Holy mass every first Saturday of the month at 11am to 3pm.