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St. Stephen's Church is located on the road to Mysore in Ooty, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
It is one of the oldest churches in the Nilgiris district.
The church dates back to the 19th century.
Stephen Rumbold Lushington, the then Governor of Madras, who keenly felt the need for a cathedral exclusively for the British, in Ooty, laid the foundation for the church on April 23, 1829, to coincide with the birthday of King George IV.
St. Stephen's Church was consecrated by John Matthias Turner, Bishop of Calcutta, on November 5, 1830.
It was thrown open to public communion on Easter Sunday April 3, 1831.
It came under the Church of South India in 1947.
The architect incharge was John James Underwood, Captain, Madras Regiment.
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