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<div>'''Apologetics''' is a field of study concerned with the systematic defence of Christianity. The term "apologetic" is derived from the Greek word ''apologia'' (απολογία), which means in ''defense of'' (also means "reply" or "answer"). <br />
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== Discussion ==<br />
The word "apologetics" is used eight times in the New Testament <ref> Acts 22:1; 25:16; I Cor. 9:3, II Cor. 7:11, Phil 1:7, II Tim. 4:16 and I Pet 3: 15 </ref> The verse most commonly associated as the basis of this:<br />
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: ''" ... but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence"'' (I Peter 3:15)<br />
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The Apostles and early Christians preached Christ crucified and resurrected as a veritable fact, and were not in need of any scientific and philosophical structures and dialectical subtleties. And preachers themselves, in the name of Christ, performed miracles through their faith. At first, Christianity was accepted only through faith, and only later did faith itself become an object of reflection. Appearing in a Judeo-pagan world, Christianity, in defending itself from attacks, was forced to disclose the delusions of the pagans and Hebrews. It was necessary to prove to the pagans that the Christian God is the true God; and to the Hebrews that Christ is the Messiah promised by the prophets. In answer to the persecutions of the governing powers, the Christians had to refute defamation and prove that they not only were not injurious to the government, but on the contrary, were very useful, in consequence of the high moral basis of the new teaching. This explains the character of early Christian Apologetics, <ref> [Note: Excerpt from ''Orthodox Apologetic Theology'' by Ivan M. Andreyev, [[St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood]], 1995, p. 51-65] </ref><br />
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This word is first found in the [[Epistle]] of the Holy [[Apostle]] [[Apostle Peter|Peter]] in which he instructs,<br />
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:''Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear'' - <small> ''Source:'' '''I Peter 3:15''' </small><br />
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In Orthodox theology, term [[Apologetics]] is used in regards to defending the true faith against atheists, pagans, Jews and others. This defense, however, is done in a manner that is loving and in order to ''bear good fruits'' and should not be polemical or obsessive in manner, which in many cases is considered detrimental to the Apostolic Faith.<br />
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The earliest apologists were the Church Fathers. Their apologies cover a wide range of topics including the Divine origin of the Church, Christ's Nature, Scripture, the Theotokos, miracles, Christian social interaction and the function of doctrine.<br />
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Orthodox Apologetics, however, has always tried to give an intellectual synthesis of both general and particular apologetic problems, using as a cornerstone the positive method of building the organically whole Christian worldview. The literature of Apologetics is unusually vast, diverse and almost boundless. But, from a strictly Orthodox point of view, a fully complete, whole and deeply absorbing textbook of Apologetics has not yet been prepared.<br />
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== List of apologetic work ==<br />
=== Early Church Fathers (various topics) ===<br />
The method adopted by the Church to resolve the vital differences of opinion concerning the meaning of the Scriptures was the ecumenical or universal councils, usually called and presided over by the Roman emperor. There were seven councils that were representative of the whole Christian Church and form the key "apologetics" for the Orthodox faith.<br />
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*Nicea (325), to settle the Arian dispute <br />
*Constantinople (381), to assert the personality of the Holy Spirit and the humanity of Christ <br />
*Ephesus (431), to emphasize the unity of Christ's personality <br />
*Chalcedon (451), to state the relationship between the two natures of Christ <br />
*Constantinople (553), to deal with the Monophysite dispute <br />
*Constantinople (680), to condemn the Monothelites <br />
*Nicea (787), to deal with problems raised by the image controversy<br />
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The next list of important apologetic works relate to the writings by the early Church Fathers. The following list follows a chronological listing of these.<br />
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* The [[Nicene Creed]]<br />
* ''"The Fountain of Knowledge,"'' by St. John of Damascus (7th-century).<br />
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=== General topics ===<br />
* Classical apologetics, i.e., proof of the existence of God (including apologists such as [[Augustine of Hippo]] and [[Thomas Aquinas]])<br />
* the existence of the Holy Trinity.<br />
* the relationship between the two natures of Christ / the Divine Nature of Christ / Monophysite.<br />
* the humanity of Christ.<br />
* the personality of the Holy Spirit.<br />
* the Virgin Mary being honoured as "Theotokos" or "Panagia".<br />
* the virginity of the Theotokos.<br />
* the Theotokos and the saints as intercessors.<br />
* the place of icons in orthodox worship<br />
* and others ....<br />
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== Modern Apologies and Apologists ==<br />
The most recent and most controversial '''apologetic''' is that of [[Ecumenism]] and will not directly be addressed in this section. <br />
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Among the various works on Apologetics written in the 19th and 20th centuries, worthy of note are: <br />
* Ulrici (1806-1884), God and Nature; <br />
* F. Hettinger (1819-1890), Apology of Christianity; and <br />
* J. Ebrard (1818-1888), Apologetics.<br />
* The (GOARCH) website has a list of ''Apologetics'', ''see [http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/apologetics/ GOARCH Modern Apologetics]''<br />
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=== The '''Da Vinci Code''' apologetics ===<br />
# [http://goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article9583.asp The Da Vinci Code] by [[Frederica Matthewes-Green]] ([[GOARCH]])<br />
# [http://goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article9576.asp The Da Vinci Code:Decoding the Agenda] by Rev. Fr. Theodore Stylianopoulos, Th.D. ([[GOARCH]])<br />
# [http://goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article9555.asp The Da Vinci Code: The X-Files of Ancient Lies] by Rev. Frank Marangos, D.Min.,Ed.D. ([[GOARCH]])<br />
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=== Russian apologetics ===<br />
Of the Orthodox Russian works in Apologetics, noteworthy are the classic work of:<br />
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* the Moscow Metropolitan, Macarius (Bulgakov), ''An Introduction to Orthodox Theology'' (6th edition, St. Petersburg, 1897); <br />
* a remarkable two volume textbook for religious academies by Professor N. P. Rozhdestvensky, Christian Apologetics--A Course of Fundamental Theology, (2nd edition, St. Petersburg, 1893); and <br />
* an original investigation of dogmatic theology from an apologetic point of view, by the Professor V. Rev. P. Y. Svetlov, Experiment of Apologetical Exposition of the Orthodox Christian Doctrine, Vol. I and Vol. II (Kiev, 1898). <br />
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These remarkable works have not lost their meaning even up to the present time.<br />
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Also deserving attention are some other Russian textbooks. For instance, Father Augustine's, A Manual of Fundamental Theology; Professor V. Rev. D. A. Tichomirov's, A Course in Fundamental Theology, St. Petersburg, 1887; Professor V. Rev. Kudryavtsev's, Short Course of Lectures in Orthodox Theology, (2nd edition, Moscow, 1898); Piatnitsky's, Fundamental Theology; Eleonsky's, Brief Report on Fundamental Theology; Petropavlovsky's, In Defence of Christian Faith Against Unbelief and several other works.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* ''Orthodox Apologetic Theology'' by Ivan M. Andreyev, St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1995<br />
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'''Orthodox Apologetics:'''<br />
* [http://www.orthodox.net/fathers/exactidx.html An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith by St John Damascene]<br />
* [http://my.orthodoxcircle.com/groups/orthodox%20apologetics '''OrthodoXCircle''' apologetics site, started in 2006]<br />
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'''Interactive Apologetic'''<br />
* [http://www.nicenetruth.com/home/2008/01/debate-with-ref.html Jay Dyer debates reformed baptist Josh Brisby on the '''Nicene Truth'''], debatte commenced January 2008.<br />
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<div>{{orthodoxyinaustralia}}<br />
From the first [[Divine Liturgy]] celebrated at Kirribilli Point (Sydney) in 1820, the first Exarch in 1913, and Australia and New Zealand's first [[bishop]] in 1924, right to the present day, '''Orthodoxy in Australia''' has a short history that is extremely undocumented and, therefore, largely unseen.<br />
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This article seeks to be a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history and state of [[Orthodox Christianity]] in Australia.<br />
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==History==<br />
*[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
*[[Statistics of Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
*[[History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]]<br />
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==Jurisdictions==<br />
===With Local Bishop===<br />
*[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]<br />
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]<br />
*[[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]<br />
*[[Serbian Orthodox Church - Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand]]<br />
*[[Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand|Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Australia and New Zealand]].<br />
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===Without Local Bishop===<br />
*[[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]]; with parishes in Sydney and Melbourne.<br />
*[[Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia|Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese]] of the USA, Canada and [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|Australia]]. There is one parish in [http://www.pageone.net.au/%7Erilski/index.htm Sydney], one in [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=26 Melbourne] and one in [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=27 Adelaide].<br />
*[[Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]] (under Constantinople), with 11 parishes and missions in Melbourne, Geelong, Newborough, Sydney, Schofields, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth (in addition to one in Auckland, New Zealand).<br />
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===With an irregular status===<br />
*[[Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: As part of the [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]], this entity is not in full communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches, and is headed by His Grace Petar, Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand.<br />
*[[Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia]]: Formed out of a schism with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia with the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA). This entity is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. The parishes affiliated with the 'Greek Orthodox Communities of South Australia' (GOCSA) are in this church.<br />
*[[Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Australia & Oceania (Serapheimite)]]: Originally parishes who went into schism from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. This entity currently contains the 6 Australian parishes (and 2 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) who are under the omophorion of Abp Serapheim of Athens (assisted by auxiliary Metropolitan Christodoulos of Neon Patron). This entity is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches.<br />
*[[Holy Synod in Resistance]] - [[Diocese of Sydney and New South Wales (Cyprianite)|Diocese of Sydney and New South Wales]]: This entity, under Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos and Fili, is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. Previously headed by His Eminence [[Chrysostomos (Alemangos) of Sydney|Chrysostomos]], Bishop of Sydney and New South Wales & Exarch of Australia, the current locum tenens is Bp Ambrose of Methone, and consists of four parishes and one monastery. This entity is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches.<br />
*[[Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece]]: This entity has one mission in Australia - a 'metochion' under Bp Photios of Marathon. This entity is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches.<br />
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===Previously in Australia===<br />
*[[Orthodox Church in America]] - [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)|Parishes in Australia]].<br />
*[[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|Polish Orthodox Church in Australia]].<br />
*[[Church of Jerusalem]].<br />
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==People==<br />
===Current Hierarchs===<br />
*His Eminence [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos]], Archbishop of Australia (Greek Orthodox).<br />
**His Grace [[Ezekiel (Kefalas) of Dervis]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne, Victoria]].<br />
**His Grace [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in New South Wales|Sydney, NSW]].<br />
**His Grace [[Nikandros (Palyvos) of Dorileou]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in South Australia|Adelaide, SA]], [[List of parishes in the Northern Territory|Darwin, NT]], and for [[List of parishes in Western Australia|Perth, WA]].<br />
**His Grace [[Iakovos (Tsigounis) of Miletoupolis]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne, Victoria]].<br />
*His Eminence [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul]], Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox).<br />
*His Eminence [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, Metropolitan and First Hierarch of [[ROCOR]].<br />
**His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George]], appointed to be vicar bishop to Metropolitan Hilarion in Australia and New Zealand.<br />
*His Grace [[Irinej_(Dobrijevic)_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand|Irinej]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).<br />
*His Grace [[Mihail (Filimon) of Australia and New Zealand|Mihail]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox)<br />
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===Other major figures===<br />
*[[Archbishop]] [[Anthony (Medvedev) of San Francisco]], formerly bishop of Melbourne in the 1950s-1960s.<br />
*Archbishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal]], former Bishop of Brisbane and first Australian-born bishop.<br />
*[[Bishop]] [[Nektarios (Kellis) of Madagascar]], former priest at the Holy Monastery of St Nektarios, Adelaide; then [[missionary]] to [[Madagascar]], and first bishop thereof.<br />
*Bishop [[John (Bērziņš) of Caracas]], second Australian-born bishop.<br />
*[[Archimandrite]] [[Antonious (Mobayed)]], exarch of the Church of Antioch to the Church of Russia, then first parish priest and exarch in Melbourne, Australia.<br />
*Archimandrite [[Nabil (Kachab)]], Vicar-General of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]] since 2003.<br />
*Archimandrite [[Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)]], former Vicar-General of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]], founding [[abbot]] of the [[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of Pantanassa]].<br />
*Archimandrite [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], former lecturer at [[St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]], then vice-dean of the Orthodox Patriarchal School in Kenya and now head of the [[Diocese of Sierra Leone]].<br />
*V. Rev. Fr [[Michael Shehadie]], second exarch of the Church of Antioch in Sydney.<br />
*V. Rev. Protopresbyter [[Mitko Machevski]], parish priest of St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown.<br />
*V. Rev. Fr [[Nicholas Shehadie]], first exarch in Australia of the [[Church of Antioch]].<br />
*Rev. Fr [[Dimitri Tsakas]], Archdiocesan Vicar-General of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of [[List of parishes in Queensland|Queensland]] and New Guinea, [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].<br />
*Igumen [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)]], founding [[superior]] of [[St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St John the Baptist Skete]].<br />
*Igumen [[Joachim (Ross)]], superior of St. John the Baptist Skete.<br />
*Monk [[Guri (Demidov)]], hermit-monk at St. John the Baptist Skete.<br />
*Other [[Clergy in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]], including three exarchs (Frs Malatius Hussney, Anthony Woolf and Nicolas Mansour), Fr Stephen Godley (co-author of ''The Eastern Orthodox in Australia'', Fr Nicholas Manovitch (first priest in New Zealand, served in Queensland) and two other parish priests (Frs John Shehadie and Malatius (Essam) Hussney).<br />
(''Only major figures with articles are listed'')<br />
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==Organizations and Institutions==<br />
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===Pan-Jurisdictional===<br />
*[[Eastern Hierarchs]]<br />
*[[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia]]<br />
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==Lists==<br />
*[[List of Australian monasteries|Monasteries in Australia]]<br />
*[[List of English-speaking parishes in Australia|Parishes in Australia with English as a liturgical language]]<br />
*[[List_of_Western-Rite_parishes_in_Australasia|Parishes in Australasia celebrating the Western Rite]]<br />
*[[List of bishops in Australasia|Complete list of bishops in Australasia]], past and present (includes auxiliary bishops).<br />
{{Parishes of Australasia and Oceania}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.antiochianarch.org.au/ Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand] (Official Website)<br />
*[http://www.bulgariandiocese.org Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada, and Australia] (Official Website)<br />
*[http://www.greekorthodox.org.au/ Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia] (Official Website)<br />
:*[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~goawa/index.html Fifth Archdiocesan District of Western Australia]<br />
*[http://www.roeanz.com.au/ Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Australia and New Zealand] (Official Website)<br />
*[http://www.rocor.org.au Russian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand] (Official Website)<br />
*[http://www.soc.org.au Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand] (Official Website)<br />
*[http://www.orthodox.net.au/en/orthodox-australia List and map of all Orthodox Parishes in Australia]<br />
*[http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf The Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia: The History of a Church told from recently opened archives and previously unpublished sources], by Fr. Michael Protopopov (PDF)<br />
*[http://researchonline.nd.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=arts_chapters Greek Orthodoxy in Australia], by Anastasios M. Tamis (PDF)<br />
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This article seeks to serve as a catch-all point for the jurisdictions in Australia who are small enough to not warrant a resident bishop - both current (Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese and Moscow Patriarchal parishes) and former (Orthodox Church in America and Polish Orthodox Church Abroad).<br />
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==Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand==<br />
*Number of Parishes: 10 parishes and 2 missions, in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand.<br />
*Hierarch: Archbishop [[John (Derewianka) of Parnassus]].<br />
*Began: ''Unknown''.<br />
*Consistory President: Mitred Archpriest Mykola Serdiuk.<br />
*See more information and list of parishes on [http://www.orthodox.net.au/en/orthodox-australia/ukrainian Ukrainian Consistory on Orthodox Australia and Oceania]<br />
*See more information on [http://www.ec-patr.org/dioceses.php?lang=gr&id=28 Diocesan Listing on Ecumenical Patriarchate website] (including outdated parish directory at bottom of page).<br />
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==Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the USA, Canada and Australia==<br />
*Number of Parishes: Three in Australia.<br />
*Hierarch: Metropolitan Joseph of the USA, Canada and Australia.<br />
*Began: First parish in 1950.<br />
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#Sydney: St [[John of Rila]] Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=28][http://www.pageone.net.au/~rilski/index.htm]<br />
#Melbourne: Sts Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=26]<br />
#Adelaide: St Petka Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=27]<br />
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==Moscow Patriarchate in Australia==<br />
*Number of Parishes: Two in Australia.<br />
*Hierarch: Bishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, Head of Special Secretariat of the Patriarchal Chancellery for Administration of Patriarchal Establishments Outside the Patriarchal Territories.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxeurope.org/page/14/169.aspx]</ref> <br />
*Began: First parish in 1988.<br />
#Sydney: Holy Protection Orthodox Church, Blacktown. Established 1988. [http://www.orthodoxy.org.au]<br />
#Melbourne: Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Oakleigh. Established 1989. [http://holy-trinity.org.au/?lang=en]<br />
#Newcastle: Parish of the Theophany, Mayfield West. Established 1996, since closed (c.2010)<br />
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==Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia==<br />
''main article: [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)]]''<br />
*Number of Parishes: None.<br />
*Began: 1971, in ROCOR schism.<br />
#Sydney: St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown. Parish left ROCOR for OCA in 1971, and canonically transferred to the Antiochian Archdiocese in 2001.<br />
#Brisbane: Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Woolloongabba. Priest left ROCOR in 1971, began a new OCA parish in 1974; parish canonically transferred to ROCOR in 2009.<br />
#Sydney: Australian Orthodox Fraternity of St Michael, Homebush. Laypeople left ROCOR in 1971, and began a new OCA parish. Parish canonically transferred to the Serbian Diocese in 2011.<br />
*Ended: 2011.<br />
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==Polish Orthodox Church in Australia==<br />
*Number of Parishes: none.<br />
*Began: 1969, with two priests who left ROCOR and were received as priests in the Polish Orthodox Church Abroad (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate).<br />
*Ended: Uncertain; however, both priests became priests of OCA parishes.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.bulgariandiocese.org Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the USA, Canada and Australia]<br />
*[http://www.orthodoxy.org.au/ Moscow Patriarchal Church Blacktown]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Zuoyd6jG6q8C&lpg=PP1&dq=protopopov&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false A Russian Presence: A history of the Russian Church in Australia], by V. Rev. Fr [Michael Protopopov] (page 239). <br />
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<div>{{orthodoxyinaustralia}}<br />
This article seeks to serve as a catch-all point for the jurisdictions in Australia who are small enough to not warrant a resident bishop - both current (Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese and Moscow Patriarchal parishes) and former (Orthodox Church in America and Polish Orthodox Church Abroad).<br />
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==Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand==<br />
*Number of Parishes: 10 parishes and 2 missions, in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand.<br />
*Hierarch: Archbishop [[John (Derewianka) of Parnassus]].<br />
*Began: ''Unknown''.<br />
*Consistory President: Mitred Archpriest Mykola Serdiuk.<br />
*See more information and list of parishes on [http://www.orthodox.net.au/en/orthodox-australia/ukrainian Ukrainian Consistory on Orthodox Australia and Oceania]<br />
*See more information on [http://www.ec-patr.org/dioceses.php?lang=gr&id=28 Diocesan Listing on Ecumenical Patriarchate website] (including outdated parish directory at bottom of page).<br />
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==Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the USA, Canada and Australia==<br />
*Number of Parishes: Three in Australia.<br />
*Hierarch: Metropolitan Joseph of the USA, Canada and Australia.<br />
*Began: First parish in 1950.<br />
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#Sydney: St [[John of Rila]] Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=28][http://www.pageone.net.au/~rilski/index.htm]<br />
#Melbourne: Sts Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=26]<br />
#Adelaide: St Petka Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=27]<br />
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==Moscow Patriarchate in Australia==<br />
*Number of Parishes: Two in Australia.<br />
*Hierarch: Bishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, Head of Special Secretariat of the Patriarchal Chancellery for Administration of Patriarchal Establishments Outside the Patriarchal Territories.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxeurope.org/page/14/169.aspx]</ref> <br />
*Began: First parish in 1988.<br />
#Sydney: Holy Protection Orthodox Church, Blacktown. Established 1988. [http://www.orthodoxy.org.au]<br />
#Melbourne: Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Oakleigh. Established 1989. [http://holy-trinity.org.au/?lang=en]<br />
#Newcastle: Parish of the Theophany, Mayfield West. Established 1996, since closed (c.2010)<br />
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==Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia==<br />
''main article: [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)]]''<br />
*Number of Parishes: None.<br />
*Began: 1971, in ROCOR schism.<br />
#Sydney: St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown. Parish left ROCOR for OCA in 1971, and canonically transferred to the Antiochian Archdiocese in 2001.<br />
#Brisbane: Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Woolloongabba. Priest left ROCOR in 1971, began a new OCA parish in 1974; parish canonically transferred to ROCOR in 2009.<br />
#Sydney: Australian Orthodox Fraternity of St Michael, Homebush. Laypeople left ROCOR in 1971, and began a new OCA parish. Parish canonically transferred to the Serbian Diocese in 2011.<br />
*Ended: 2011.<br />
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==Polish Orthodox Church in Australia==<br />
*Number of Parishes: none.<br />
*Began: 1969, with two priests who left ROCOR and were received as priests in the Polish Orthodox Church Abroad (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate).<br />
*Ended: Uncertain; however, both priests became priests of OCA parishes.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.bulgariandiocese.org Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the USA, Canada and Australia]<br />
*[http://www.orthodoxy.org.au/ Moscow Patriarchal Church Blacktown]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Zuoyd6jG6q8C&lpg=PP1&dq=protopopov&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false A Russian Presence: A history of the Russian Church in Australia], by V. Rev. Fr Michael Protopopov (page 239).<br />
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[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]</div>Aivanovhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop&diff=120293Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop2014-11-13T05:04:22Z<p>Aivanov: /* Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand */</p>
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<div>{{orthodoxyinaustralia}}<br />
This article seeks to serve as a catch-all point for the jurisdictions in Australia who are small enough to not warrant a resident bishop - both current (Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese and Moscow Patriarchal parishes) and former (Orthodox Church in America and Polish Orthodox Church Abroad).<br />
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==Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand==<br />
*Number of Parishes: 10 parishes and 2 missions, in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand.<br />
*Hierarch: Archbishop [[John (Derewianka) of Parnassus]].<br />
*Began: ''Unknown''.<br />
*Consistory President: Mitred Archpriest Mykola Serdiuk.<br />
*See more information and list of parishes on [http://www.orthodox.net.au/en/orthodox-australia/ukrainian Ukrainian Consistory on Orthodox Australia and Oceania]<br />
*See more information on [http://www.ec-patr.org/dioceses.php?lang=gr&id=28 Diocesan Listing on Ecumenical Patriarchate website] (including outdated parish directory at bottom of page).<br />
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==Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the USA, Canada and Australia==<br />
*Number of Parishes: Three in Australia.<br />
*Hierarch: Metropolitan Joseph of the USA, Canada and Australia.<br />
*Began: First parish in 1950.<br />
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#Sydney: St [[John of Rila]] Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=28][http://www.pageone.net.au/~rilski/index.htm]<br />
#Melbourne: Sts Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=26]<br />
#Adelaide: St Petka Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=27]<br />
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==Moscow Patriarchate in Australia==<br />
*Number of Parishes: Two in Australia.<br />
*Hierarch: Bishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, Head of Special Secretariat of the Patriarchal Chancellery for Administration of Patriarchal Establishments Outside the Patriarchal Territories.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxeurope.org/page/14/169.aspx]</ref> <br />
*Began: First parish in 1988.<br />
#Sydney: Holy Protection Orthodox Church, Blacktown. Established 1988. [http://www.orthodoxy.org.au]<br />
#Melbourne: Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Collingwood. Established 1989. [http://www.ohtcm.org.au/englishversion/homeeng.html]<br />
#Newcastle: Parish of the Theophany, Mayfield West. Established 1996, since closed (c.2010)<br />
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==Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia==<br />
''main article: [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)]]''<br />
*Number of Parishes: None.<br />
*Began: 1971, in ROCOR schism.<br />
#Sydney: St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown. Parish left ROCOR for OCA in 1971, and canonically transferred to the Antiochian Archdiocese in 2001.<br />
#Brisbane: Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Woolloongabba. Priest left ROCOR in 1971, began a new OCA parish in 1974; parish canonically transferred to ROCOR in 2009.<br />
#Sydney: Australian Orthodox Fraternity of St Michael, Homebush. Laypeople left ROCOR in 1971, and began a new OCA parish. Parish canonically transferred to the Serbian Diocese in 2011.<br />
*Ended: 2011.<br />
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==Polish Orthodox Church in Australia==<br />
*Number of Parishes: none.<br />
*Began: 1969, with two priests who left ROCOR and were received as priests in the Polish Orthodox Church Abroad (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate).<br />
*Ended: Uncertain; however, both priests became priests of OCA parishes.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.bulgariandiocese.org Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the USA, Canada and Australia]<br />
*[http://www.orthodoxy.org.au/ Moscow Patriarchal Church Blacktown]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Zuoyd6jG6q8C&lpg=PP1&dq=protopopov&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false A Russian Presence: A history of the Russian Church in Australia], by V. Rev. Fr Michael Protopopov (page 239).<br />
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[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]</div>Aivanovhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Michael_Protopopov&diff=120292Michael Protopopov2014-11-13T05:00:36Z<p>Aivanov: Created page with "Fr Michael was born in 1944 in Serbia. In 1949 he migrated to Australia with his mother and brother, and settled in Melbourne. He was educated at the University High School, ..."</p>
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<div>Fr Michael was born in 1944 in Serbia. In 1949 he migrated to Australia with his mother and brother, and settled in Melbourne.<br />
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He was educated at the University High School, Burwood Teachers' College, Melbourne, Victoria University and the Australian Catholic University, receiving degrees in Education, Administration, Theology, a Master's degree in Philosophy, and a PhD in History.<br />
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From 1964 to 1989 Fr Michael was employed as a school teacher, and from 1977 onwards was principal of a number of government schools. Ordained to the diaconate in 1972 and the priesthood in 1975 by Archbishop Theodosy Putilin Fr Michael continued to teach until he retired from the Teaching Service in 1989.<br />
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Fr Michael was originally appointed parish priest in Geelong and on 1 February 1982 was transferred to Dandenong where he was commissioned to complete the building of the new church. In addition to his other duties, from 1975 to 1985, he was appointed responsible for the parish in Canberra, and also for Hobart, from 1975 to 1995 and again from 2001 onwards. In 1988 Fr Michael was appointed Dean of Victoria and Southern Australia. During 1991 and 1992 Fr Michael was Administrator of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese and has been a member of the Diocesan Council from 1981 to 1993 and again since 2005.<br />
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Fr Michael is currently Deputy President of the Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies and lectures in history and theology at Melbourne University. He is the author of a number of historical monographs, including a comprehensive history of the Russian Orthodox community in Australia.<br />
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Fr Michael is noted for his community work as Chairman of the Russian Welfare Society, Deputy Chair of the Federation of Russian Welfare Organisations in Australia, Chairman of the Fraternity of the Holy Cross and Founding Chairperson of the South Eastern Region Migrant Resource Centre (Melbourne) from 1993 to 2010. Fr Michael is also a Justice of the Peace, a Member of the Australian Institute of Management, the Australian College of Education, the Royal Society, and Patron of the Australia Day Council (Vic) and the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Monarchist League.<br />
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Fr Michael was awarded the Order of Australia (1991), "For services to the Russian community", The Order of Friendship by Government of the Russian Federation (1997), "For outstanding charitable work and initiatives in forming stronger ties of friendship, co-operation and cultural development, between the peoples of Russia and Australia." The UN Volunteer Service Medal "For Commitment to Humanitarian Causes" (2001), the Victorian Government Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs (2003), the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Gold Medal (2006) and the Russian Consular Service Medal (2009) "For acting in an honorary consular capacity."<br />
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[http://www.russianchurchindandenong.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24:mitred-archpriest-michael-protopopov&catid=11&Itemid=150&lang=en Michael Protopopov biography]</div>Aivanovhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Holy_Transfiguration_Monastery_(Bombala,_New_South_Wales)&diff=106472Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Bombala, New South Wales)2012-02-23T10:44:19Z<p>Aivanov: website link provided</p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=Holy Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR ANZ]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=1982|<br />
superior=Hieromonk [[Sergius (Shatrov)|Sergius]]|<br />
size=~4 monks|<br />
hq=Bombala, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
language=English, Slavonic|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[August 6|6/19 August]]|<br />
website=[http://www.holytransfigurationmonastery.org.au Holy Transfiguration]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Bombala1.jpg|thumb|left|Monastery Service, August 2005]]<br />
The '''Holy Transfiguration Monastery''' is a [[monasticism|monastic]] community for [[monk|men]] under the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Originally established as a skete under the [[omophorion]] of His Eminence Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul of Sydney]], it has since been made a monastery, all the while under the abbacy of [[Archimandrite]] [[Alexis (Rosentool)|Alexis]]. In August 2010, Archimandrite Alexis retired as abbot; he was succeeded by Hieromonk [[Sergius (Shatrov)]], with Fr Alexis as spiritual father[http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2010/8ensynodteleconf.html].<br />
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==The Monastery==<br />
The monastery is currently situated in Bombala, which is near the Snowy Mountains and 2 hours from Canberra, with over 100 acres of land. There are currently three priest-monks (Archimandrite Alexis, Hieromonk Makary and Hieromonk [[Sergius (Shatrov)|Sergius]]) in residence, along with a small number of novices.<br />
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During feastdays of the monastery, approximately 80-180 people (depending on the day of week) attend, with the liturgic celebrations done by the ROCOR Archbishop, with ROCOR and Serbian clergy. At the [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/01newstucture/pagesen/news04/bombala.html feastday in 2004], there were four monks or novices in residence. During the [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/01newstucture/pagesen/news05/Bombala_e.html 2005 feast day celebrations], Monk Sergius was ordained to the diaconate and then to the priesthood, and there were six monks or novices in residence.<br />
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==Archimandrite Alexis==<br />
After several years service at the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, being the superior twice, Archimandrite '''Alexis (Rosentool)''' came to Australia and founded Holy Transfiguration Skete. He is an experienced iconographer, having studied under Archimandrite [[Kyprian (Pyzhov)]], completing the fresco on the ceiling of the Nativity of St John the Forerunner Church, Canberra. He has given lectures at various Russian and Serbian youth conferences, including at [[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|New Shamordino]], 1982, and the 38th Russian Youth Conference in Melbourne, 2002.<br />
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==External link==<br />
*[http://www.rocor.org.au/directory/index.html Australian and New Zealand Directory: Parishes and Monasteries in Australia] (on ROCOR diocesan website)<br />
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kadj/sets/811751/ Holy Transfiguration Monastery Feast Day] - Photos on Flickr.com<br />
*Telephone: (02) 6458 3009<br />
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