Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian

About Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian

The early days… Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral in Dubai dates back to 27th March 1976 when seven devotees owing allegiance to the Holy Apostolic Throne of St. Peter gathered at the residence of Mr. Thomas K. The meeting commenced with prayers and an oath taking ceremony. The participants expressed their ardent desire to follow in the footsteps of their forefathers and declared their allegiance to H.H. The Patriarch of Antioch and all the East. The Church proudly remembers the pioneering participants of the Dubai Jacobite Syrian Christian Association – M/s. M. A. Abraham, P.G. Alexander, Cheeran Varkey, Cherian Venkadathu, P,V. Chummar, K.M. Mathew and Thomas Kosamattom was elected as the President; and Mr. Cheeran Varkey was the Secretary of the Association. They decided to contact other like-minded people in and around Dubai. The Secretary was entrusted with the responsibility to regularly update H.B. the Catholicos, the various activities of the Association. The members worked under the strict guidance and instruction from H.B. Mor Baseliose Paulose II and H.H. the Patriarch in Damascus. They distributed, at their own expense, copies of the church publications ‘Malankara Sabha’ and “Viswasasamrakshkan” among faithful members of the Jacobite community while regularly urging them of the need to form a congregation. Subsequently, H.B. Mor Baseliose Paulose II formally recognized the seven members as a committee to coordinate the activities of the Association in Dubai. Prayer meetings were conducted regularly at the residences of the members of the committee in Dubai, Sharjah and Khorfakkan.