Vicar's Message

Welcome to the St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church, Melbourne's website.

"God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son; those who will believe in him will not perish but will have an everlasting life." — John 3:16

God has created the entire universe and then humanity out of His love. The Son of God, Jesus Himself taught us God's love. Jesus has taught us to treat everyone as our neighbour and brother or sister, including enemies. It is God's plan about us that, as we all sinners, we have to turn from our own ways to the new life of God. Jesus Christ is the symbol of God's love, forgiveness, salvation; healing, justice and He re-established the right relationship with God through His life, death, and resurrection.

We are a parish under the Asia Pacific Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India and our present diocesan bishop is His Grace Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros. The Orthodox Church of India is an ancient Church, which was established in Kerala, India, in A.D. 52 by the Apostle St. Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This parish started as a Chapel of St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Cathedral, Melbourne on 3rd January 2010. On 21st November 2015 this parish got its own building consecrated by His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, the Catholicose of the East and the Malankara Metropolitan and on 1st July 2019 by the order of Diocesan Metropolitan H. G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros this Chapel was elevated to the status of a Church with independent administration.

We hope you will find this website to be a valuable resource when researching the Orthodox Church on the Internet for personal study, scholastic use, and/or perhaps from curiosity about the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. We hope and pray that this website will be a blessing for all those who visit us.