SMIOC Bahrain

A Prayer Group of Orthodox member was started by Rev. Fr. M. V George (Late Lamented H. G Geevarghese Mar Osthathios) during his first visit to Bahrain and gave guidance and advices to the congregation to form a parish. In the year 1959 Late Lamented H.H Moran Mar Baselios Geevarghese II declared the congregation as a parish under the name of St. Mary’s Syrian Orthodox church.

The foundation stone for new church building was blessed by Late Lamented His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II ,the Catholicos of the East, and was laid on 2nd November 2001 by H.G. Geevarghese Mar Coorilos, our Diocesan Metropolitan. Consecration of the new church building was conducted on 9th and 10th of October 2003.

Late Lamented His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Didymus I, the Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan in the presence of our diocesan Metropolitan His Grace Geevarghese Mar Coorilos declared our Parish as CATHEDRAL on 10th October 2008 during Holy Qurbana.