Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)
| Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR) | |
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| Jurisdiction | ROCOR |
| Diocese type | Diocese |
| Founded | by 1948 |
| Current bishop | Metr. Hilarion |
| See(s) | Sydney |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Territory | Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia |
| Liturgical language(s) | Slavonic, English, Indonesian, Korean |
| Musical tradition | Russian Chant |
| Calendar | Julian |
| Population (est.) | 158,506 |
| Diocese of Aust. & NZ | |
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The Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, headquartered in Sydney, is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Its current primate is His Eminence Hilarion (Kapral), both First Hierarch of ROCOR and Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, and it has been administered by His Grace George (Schaefer), Bishop of Sydney, since 2015.
History
- The first Russian parish established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.
- The first ROCOR bishop of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.
Organisation
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. It is headed by the First Hierarch, Metropolitan Hilarion, and administered by Bishop George of Sydney. Within the diocese, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more geographic areas. Within this structure are a number of Deaneries, which - given the size of the diocese - are important in the running of the Diocese:
- Mitred Archpriest Michael Protopopov, Chancellor of the Diocese, and dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (11 parishes and missions)
- Mitred Archpriest Nikita Chemodakov, dean of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (11 parishes and missions)
- Archpriest Gabriel Makarov, dean of Queensland (6 parishes and missions)
- Archpriest Vladimir Boikov, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes and missions)
- Priest Paul (Kang), head of the Korean Orthodox Mission (1 parish).
- Parishes in Indonesia (~7 parishes and missions)
Additionally, the Diocese had a number of monasteries:
- Monastery of the Prophet Elias, Monarto, SA
- Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael, Marrickville, NSW
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Bombala, NSW
- Presentation of the Mother of God Convent, Bungarby, NSW
- Holy Trinity Monastery, Dungog, NSW
- St John the Baptist Skete, Kentlyn, NSW
- Our Lady of Kazan Convent, Kentlyn, NSW
The Episcopacy
Bishops
- Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral) of New York and Eastern America, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.
- Bishop George (Schaefer), Bishop of Sydney, Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand.
Hierarchs in Australia
- Bishop Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney, 1948-1955.
- Bishop Philaret (Voznesensky) of Brisbane, 1963-1964.
- Bishop Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney, 1955-1971.
- Bishop Anthony of Melbourne, 1956-1968
- Bishop Constantine (Essensky) of Brisbane, 1967-1976.
- Archbishop Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney, 1970-1980.
- Archbishop Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.
- Bishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Brisbane, 1996-1997.
- Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral), Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.
- Bishop George (Schaefer), Bishop of Sydney, 2015-present.