Brief History of the Parish
In 1976, parishes outside Kerala were re-organized and grouped under the Diocese of Bombay. The then Diocesan Metropolitan HG. Dr. Thomas Mar Makarios on his episcopal visit declared the congregation as a Parish with St. Gregorios of Parumala as its patron saint. Rev. Fr. Abraham Aluckal (now bishop Mar Severios) was appointed as the first vicar of the parish. In the 1979 re-organization of the dioceses, the London Parish came under the Diocese of Delhi and had the privilege of pastoral care of eminent scholar late Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios who visited the parish on a regular basis. When the new Diocese of Europe, UK and Canada was formed in 1993, this parish came under the jurisdiction of the elite late Dr. Thomas Mar Makarios. With the establishment of the new diocese of UK-Europe and Africa in 2009, H.G. Dr. Mathews Mar Thimothios took charge as the Metropolitan. The Parish is ever grateful for the relentless services of Rev. Fr Abraham John (late lamented Paulose Mar Pachomios), Rev. Fr. Mathews M. Daniel, Fr. Philipose Thomas (late lamented Philipose Mar Eusebios), Late Ver. Rev. Kuriakose Cor-Episcopa, Rev. Fr. O. Thomas, Rev. Fr. George Kurian (H.G. Geevarghese Mar Coorilos), Rev. Fr. V.M. James (H.G. Yakob Mar Elias), Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Yohannan Ramban, Very Rev. Fr. Skariah Ramban, Rev. Fr. Abraham Thomas (H.G. Abraham Mar Stephanos), Rev. Fr. John Samuel, Rev. Fr. Thomas P John, Rev. Fr. Dr. Ninan V. George, Rev. Fr. Aby Philip and Rev. Fr. Nithin Prasad Koshy who served in succession as Vicars of the parish.
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H.G. Dr. Thomas Mar Makarios , the diocesan bishop on the 1st January 2005.
Prayer Groups
- St. Baselios Prayer Fellowship (Tolworth, Kingston, Surbiton areas)
- St. Mary’s Prayer Fellowship (Dartford, Bromley, Kent areas)
- St. Ignatius Prayer Fellowship (Hounslow, Harrow, Hertfordshire areas)
- St. George Prayer Fellowship (Leyton, East Ham areas)
- St. Thomas Prayer Fellowship (Croydon, Sutton areas)
- St. Dionysius Prayer Fellowship (Romford, Chelmsford, Harlow areas)
Our Diocesian Metropolitans
- H.G Dr. Thomas Mar Makarios - 1977 - 1979
- H.G Dr. Paulose Mar Gregorios - 1979 - 1993
- H.G Dr. Thomas Mar Makarios - 1993 - 2007
- H.H Baselios Marthoma Didymos I - 2007 - 2009
- H.G Dr. Mathews Mar Thimothios - 2009 - 2022
- H.G Abraham Mar Stephanos - 2022 -
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Our Vicars
- Fr. Abraham Alukkal (H.G Abraham Mar Severios) - 1977 - 1979
- Fr. Abraham John (H.G Paulose Mar Pachomios) - 1979 - 1980
- Fr. P C Cherian -1980 - 1981
- Fr. Philipose Thomas (H.G Philipose Mar Eusebios) - 1981 - 1982
- Fr. Mathews M Daniel - 1982 - 1984
- Very. Rev. O C Kuriakose Cor-Episcopa - 1984 - 1985
- Fr. Dr. O Thomas, Mavelikara - 1985 - 1986
- Fr. George Kurian (H.G Geevarghese Mar Coorilose) - 1986 - 1988
- Fr. V M James (H.G Yakob Mar Elias) - 1988 - 1990
- Fr. Thomas Elavukattu (Very Rev. Geevarghese Ramban) - 1990 - 1995
- Fr. M S Skariah (Very Rev. Skariah Ramban) - 1995 - 2002
- Fr. Abraham Thomas, Kottayam (H.G Abraham Mar Stephanos) - 2002 - 2009
- Fr. John Samuel, Trivandrum- 2009 - 2011
- Fr. Thomas P John, Mavelikara - 2011 - 2015
- Fr. Dr. Ninan V George, Pandalam - 2015 - 2019
- Fr. Aby Philip Varghese, Thiruvalla - 2019 - 2022
- Fr. Nithin Prasad Koshy, Thumpamon - 2022 -