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<div>{{orthodoxyinaustralia}}<br />
The Australian state of New South Wales is in three [[diocese]]s, two [[archdiocese]]s, one vicariate, and one [[patriarchate]].<br />
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: Metropolitan Archbishop Paul is the ruling [[archbishop]] of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand.<br />
*[[Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia]]: Fr Sasha Manasiev is the lone [[priest]] in New South Wales, under the omophorion of Metropolitan Joseph.<br />
*[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]: Bishop Seraphim of Apollonias is responsible for the First Archdiocesan District of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos.<br />
*[[Romanian Orthodox Vicariate for Australia and New Zealand]] (Romanian Patriarchate): Rev Fr [[Dumitru Coman]] is the [[protosyngellos|vicar]] of the Romanian Orthodox Vicariate for Australia and New Zealand, under the [[omophorion]] of [[Patriarch]] [[Daniel (Ciobotea) of Romania|Daniel of Romania]].<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriachate): Since the elelction of Metropolitan Kirill as the new Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia a new hierarch is yet to be appointed to be directly responsible for all Australia to the Holy Synod of Russia (Moscow), including the two parishes in NSW.<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia: Metropolitan Hilarion is the ruling archbishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.<br />
*[[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]]: Bishop Irenej is the ruling bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Dioceses in Australia and New Zealand.<br />
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==Monasteries==<br />
*[[Monastery of St. George (Winmalee, New South Wales)|Monastery of St George]], Winmalee. Superior: Archimandrite Kyriakos (Stavronikitianos). Langauge: Greek.<br />
*[[Monastery of the Holy Cross (Mangrove, New South Wales)|Monastery of the Holy Cross]], Mangrove. Superior: Abbess Philothei. Language: Greek.<br />
*[[St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Skete of St John the Baptist]], Kentlyn. Superior: Hieromonk [[Joachim (Ross)]], with Deacon Father Constantine Tzortis. Language: English.<br />
*[[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan]], Kentlyn. Superior: Abbess Evpraksia. Language: Slavonic.<br />
*[[Monastery of Archangel Michael (Marrickville, New South Wales)|Monastery of the Archangel Michael]], Marrickville. Superior: The Very Revd [[Igumen]] [[Kosmas (Vasilopoulos)]]. Language: Greek, Slavonic and English.<br />
*[[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales)|Monastery of the Holy Mother of God "Pantanassa"]], Mangrove Mountain. Superior: Archim. [[Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)]]. Language: Greek.<br />
*[[Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God (Bungarby, New South Wales)|Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God]], Bungarby. Superior: The Revd Abbess [[Anna (Karipoff)]]. Language: Slavonic and English.<br />
*[[Monastery of Holy Transfiguration (Bombala, New South Wales)|Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration]], Bombala. Superior: The Very Revd Archimandrite [[Alexis (Rosentool)]]. Language: Slavonic and English<br />
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==[[Cathedral]]s==<br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral of St George, Redfern. Dean: Rt Rev. Archim. [[Nabil (Kachab)]]. Assistant priest: V. Rev. Fr [[Nicolas Mansour]] (ret.). Deacons: Dcn Rafic Al Baba. Language: Arabic and English.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Annunciation, Redfern. Dean: V. Rev. Fr Eleftherios Kambourakis Language: Greek.<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul, Strathfield. Dean: His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion. Assisting Priests: V. Rev. Fr George Lapardin. [[Deacon]]s: Protodeacon Father Boris Evstigneev, Protodeacon Father Alexander Kotlaroff. Language: Slavonic.<br />
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==Sydney==<br />
Due to the large amount of churches in Sydney, the churches are grouped according to postcode.<br />
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===Sydney, 20''xx''===<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St Catherine, Mascot. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of Sts Constantine and Helen, Newtown. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St George, Rose Bay. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Gerasimos, Leichhardt. Language: Greek.<br />
*Serbian Orthodox Church of Sveti Knez Lazar, Alexandria. Rector: Fr Miodrag Peric. Language: Serbian.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Michael, Crows Nest. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St Sofia and Three Daughters, Taylor Square. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St Spyridon, Kingsford. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St Therapon, Pymble. Rector: Rev. Fr Stavros Karvelas. Language: Greek & English.<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of St Vladimir (ROCOR), Centennial Park. Priests: Rev. Fr. Daniel Metlenko with Dcn Christopher Henderson. Language: Slavonic and English.<br />
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===Sydney, 21''xx''===<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of All Russian Saints (ROCOR), Croydon. Rector: His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion. Assisting Priests: Very Revd Archpriest Father Michael Boikov, Very Revd Mitred Archpriest Father Michael Li, with Deacon Constantine Moshegoff. Language: Slavonic.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of All Saints, Belmore. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Andrew, Gladesville. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Church of St Athanasios, Rookwood. Cemetary chapel. Language: Greek.<br />
*Serbian Orthodox Church of Sveti Djordje, Cabramatta. Rector: V. Rev. Fr Djuro Djurdjevic. Assisting priests: V. Rev. Bozidar Arcon. Deacons: Protodeacon Zivota Petrovic. Language: Serbian.<br />
*Romanian Orthodox Church of St John the Baptist, Blacktown. Rector: Rev. Fr Ioan Vasile Prundus. Language: Romanian.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St John the Baptist, Parramatta. Language: Greek.<br />
*Romanian Orthodox Church of St Mary, Croydon Park. Rector: Rev. Dr Doru Costache. Languages: Romanian and English. [http://www.sfmariasydney.com]<br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Church of St Mary (Dormition), Mt Pritchard. Rector: V. Rev. Fr George Saada. Language: Arabic and English. <br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Church of St Mary (Nativity), Mays Hill. Rector: Rev. Fr Georges Saad. Language: Arabic and English.<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael (ROCOR), Blacktown. Rector: Revd Father David Llloyd with Protodeacon Father Vasili Hadarin. Language: Slavonic and English.<br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Parish of Sts Michael and Gabriel, West Ryde. [[Rector]]: Rev. Fr Antonio Cagnoni. Language: English.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Nectarios, Burswood. Language: Greek.<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of St Nicholas (ROCOR), Fairfield. Rector: Very Revd Archpriest Father Nikita Chemodakov, with Protodeacon Father Gerald Polorotov. Language: Slavonic.<br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Church of St Nicholas, Punchbowl. Rector: V. Rev. Fr. Elias Khoury, V. Rev. Fr Michael Khouri (ret.), with Dcn. Mark Issa. Language: Arabic and English.<br />
*Serbian Orthodox Church of Sveti Nikola, Blacktown. Rector: Rev. Nenad Djurasinovic. Language: Serbian.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St Paraskevi and St Barbara, Blacktown. Language: Greek.<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God (Moscow), Blacktown. Rector: Fr Vladimir. Language: Slavonic<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin (ROCOR), Cabramatta. Rector: Rev. Fr. Boris Ignatievsky. Language: Slavonic.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of Sts Raphael, Nicholas and Irene, Liverpool. Language: Greek.<br />
*Serbian Orthodox Church of Sveti Sava, Flemington. Rector: V. Rev. Fr. Vladislav Djordjevic. Language: Serbian.<br />
*Serbian Orthodox Church of Sveti Sava, Ingleside. Rector: Fr Sasa Radoicic. Language: Slavonic and English.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St Stephanos, Hurlstone Park. Language: Greek.<br />
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===Sydney, 22''xx''===<br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Parish of Buna-Vestire, Bankstown. Rector: Rev. Fr. Petru-Ilie Petre. Languages: Romanian and English.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Euphemia, Bankstown. Language: Greek.<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of St George (ROCOR), Carlton. Rector: Rev. Fr Alexander Korzhenevsky. Language: Slavonic.<br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Parish of St Michael, Sylvania Heights. Rector: Rev. Fr. Hanna Ajia, with Dcn Nektarios Nemme. Language: Arabic and English.<br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Church of St Nicholas, Bankstown. Rector: V. Rev. Fr. Mitko Machevski. Language: Slavonic, English and Macedonian.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St Nicholas, Marrickville. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of the Resurrection, Kogarah. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St Stylianos, Sts Peter and Paul, and St Gregory Palamas, Gymea. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Earlwood. Language: Greek.<br />
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===Unsorted===<br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Rooty Hill. Rector: Rev. Fr. Aziz Abwi. Language: Arabic and English.<br />
*Bulgarian Orthodox Church of St John of Rila, Macquarie Fields, 2564. Rector: V. Rev. Sasha Manasiev. Language: Slavonic.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Demetrius, St Marys, 2760. Language: Greek.<br />
*Serbian Orthodox Church of Archdeacon Stefan, Rooty Hill. Priest: Srboljub Miletic. Language: Slavonic.<br />
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==Newcastle==<br />
*Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Saint Basil, Islington. Language: Slavonic and Ukrainian.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Demetrios, Hamilton. Rector: Rev Fr Nicholas Survas. Language: Greek. <br />
*Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles, Hamilton. Rector: Rev Fr Nicholas Skordilis. Language: Greek.<br />
*Serbian Orthodox Church of Sveti Naum Ohridski, Broawmeadow. Church does not have a permanent priest. Language: Slavonic.<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas (ROCOR), Wallsend. Revd Father James Carles. Language: Slavonic, English<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of the Theophany (Moscow), Mayfield West. Rector Fr Alexander. Language: Slavonic and English.<br />
*Australian Orthodox Mission (Antiochian), Mayfield. Language: English<br />
*Romanian Orthodox Community of St Andrew. Rector: Rev. Dr Doru Costache. Language: Romanian. (A branch of St Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church, Sydney)<br />
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==Wollongong==<br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Church of St Elias, Wollongong. Rector: Rev Fr Michal Zghaib. Language: Arabic and English.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of the Holy Cross, Wollongong. Language: Greek.<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Dormition (ROCOR), Wollongong. Rector: V. Rev. Fr. George Lapardin. Language: Slavonic.<br />
*Serbian Orthodox Church of Sveti Jovan Krstitelj, Wollongong. Rector: Protonamesnik Stanko Milosavljevic. Language: Slavonic.<br />
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==Gosford==<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St Dionysios, Central Mangrove. Language: Greek.<br />
*Russian Orthodox Church of St Panteleimon (ROCOR), Gosford. Rector: Rev. Fr. James Carles. Language: Slavonic, English.<br />
*Serbian Orthodox Church of Sabora Srpskih Svetitelja, Gosford. Church does not have a permanent priest. Language: Serbian.<br />
==Regional churches in New South Wales==<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of the Archangels, Albury. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of Dubbo. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Panteleimon, Goulburn. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St John the Forerunner, Grosslands Batesman Bay. Language: Greek.<br />
*Serbian Orthodox Church of Sveti Simeona, Moree. Rector: Rev. Fr Nikola Bilic. Language: Serbian.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St John, Old Erowal Bay. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Community of Orange. C/o Mr Con Grylis. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Demetrius, Queanbeyan. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Church of St Demetrius, Tamworth. Language: Greek.<br />
*Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Wagga Wagga. Language: Greek.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand - [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/blogcategory/4/19/11/ Parish Listing for New South Wales]<br />
*Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia - [http://www.greekorthodox.org.au/general/aboutus/parishdirectory?state=NSW First Archdiocesan District of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory].<br />
*[http://www.crez.org Romanian Churches in Australia]<br />
*St Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church - [http://www.sfmariasydney.com/]<br />
*[http://www.rocor.org.au/directory/ Parish Directory], Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR).<br />
*[http://www.orthodoxy.org.au/ Moscow Patriarchal Parish Blacktown]<br />
*[http://www.beograd.com.au/phonelist/serbian_ortodox_church_in_aus_and_nz.htm Parish Directory] of the Serbian Orthodox Churches in Australia and New Zealand.<br />
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[[Category:Orthodoxy_in_Australia]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._John_the_Baptist_Skete_(Kentlyn,_New_South_Wales)&diff=79967St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)2009-01-12T00:44:49Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=Holy Skete of St. John the Baptist|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR ANZ]]|<br />
type=Male Skete|<br />
founded=1960|<br />
superior=Hmk [[Joachim |Joachim]]|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Kentlyn, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[August 29|Aug 29/Sep 11]]|<br />
website=none advertised<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Holy Skete of St. John the Baptist''' is a [[skete]] for [[monk|men]] under the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], in the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]. The skete is located in Kentlyn, New South Wales, and was established in 1956 under the [[omophorion]] of His Grace Archbishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava of Sydney]] by [[Hieromonk]] [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)]], and re-established in 1999 by Hieromonk [[Joachim]]. Currently, the skete has 1 priestmonk in residence.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Hmk Dimitry===<br />
In 1956, Archbishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava of Sydney]], Australia and New Zealand commissioned Hieromonk Dimitry (Obuhoff) to establish a [[monastery]] at Kentlyn (near Cambelltown, southwest of Sydney), on land donated by [[Protodeacon]] Peter Grishaev. To join him, the Archbishop recruited three candidates to test their [[monasticism|monastic]] vocation with Hmk Dimitry. The first [[Divine Liturgy]] was celebrated on [[September 16]], 1956.<br />
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By March 1959, however, Hmk Dimitry had been transferred to care for the Russian [[parish]] in Geelong, Victoria; two of the novices returned to the world, and Michael Sorokhin, the third novice, was left in charge of the diocesan workshop and candle factory in an adjoining rugged and densely timbered sandstone property. This property would later became Saint John the Baptist Skete.<br />
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===Monk Guri===<br />
On [[October 5]], 1960, Monk [[Guri (Demidov)]] arrived in Australia as a refugee from Harbin, China. He took up residence at St John the Baptist Skete. Living in a small, one room tin hut surrounded by thick bush he became its first, and only, monastic inhabitant. Fr Guri was devoted to prayer and craved solitude, and found both in the 18 hectare grounds of the skete, often attending daily services at the nearby [[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, Australia)|Convent of Our Lady of Kazan]].<br />
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In imitation of the monastic hermits in Egypt, Judea, [[Mount Athos]] and Russia, Fr Guri cleared out a natural cleft in a nearby sandstone rock face, and so made a small, cramped cave where he would spend many hours reading prayers and using his prayer rope. Only God and the holy Angels were witnesses to his prayerful vigils and struggles. This cave has since become a place of [[pilgrimage]].<br />
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Fr Guri had an extensive library on the [[asceticism|ascetic]] life and [[hesychasm|hesychastic]] prayer, especially the [[Jesus Prayer]]. He would often copy excerpts from the writings of the Holy Fathers on the ascetic and spiritual life in small school exercise books. These books, the fruit of his reading and struggles, he would give away as a blessing to those whom he felt would benefit from the wisdom of the Holy Fathers.<br />
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Over the succeeding years Father Guri laboured with Michael Sorokhin, together with volunteers from the Russian Orthodox community in Sydney, to erect a small brick building containing six monastic [[cell]]s surrounding a large central room that was intended to be part of a large monastic [[church]] dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was not to be completed. He waited alone, praying that others would join him.<br />
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Old age eventually forced Father Guri to move from his beloved isolation at the Skete to a small hut in the Convent grounds, and finally to the Saint Sergius Nursing Home, Cabramatta. He died in deep old age at 98 years on the [[August 23]], 1992. This faithful monk is buried in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney.<br />
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===Without a monastic===<br />
While the nearby Diocesan workshop and the candle factory continued to function, the unfinished Skete building was used for a time as a printing facility, finally being abandoned. Uninhabited for over a decade the building fell derelict, a nesting place for birds, a home for possums and vermin, damaged by vandals and in a serious state of disrepair.<br />
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===Hmk Joachim===<br />
In 1999 Hieromonk Joachim received a [[canonical release]] from the [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Church]] to the ROCOR. He was invited by the current diocesan [[bishop]], then Archbishop, now Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney]], to rebuild the Kentlyn Skete and restore [[cenobitic]] monastic life, as well as to provide a base for missionary work amongst anglophonic Australians. <br />
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With the help of a very small group of faithful volunteers, the early 2000s saw four and a half years of work to clear the neglected grounds of decades of rubbish and undergrowth, and the Skete building secured and made temporarily habitable and weatherproof. There is now modest accommodation, an office, dining room and, most importantly, a prayer room or [[chapel]] where the monastic labour of the Hours of prayer according to the [[typicon]] of the Orthodox Church are said daily.<br />
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With the blessing of [[Abbess]] Evpraxia, Father Joachim has been permitted the use of the old monastery Church of All Saints in the neighbouring [[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Our Lady of Kazan Monastery]]. A small congregation from various national backgrounds - Russian, Cypriot, Greek, Palestinian, Serbian, Lebanese, and Australian - attend the Divine Liturgy served in English every Sunday and on major feast days.<br />
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Father Guri’s small cave, scene of his many hidden vigils and spiritual struggles, has been cleaned of the dirt and rubbish accumulated since his departure. A floor has been laid, overhanging rock walls strengthened, and icons and a burning [[lampada]] installed. Sanctified by Father Guri’s prayers and tears, this sandstone cleft, the Skete’s first ’church’, has become a place of pilgrimage and quiet prayer for growing numbers of visitors to the Skete.<br />
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==Future plans==<br />
The first priority when Father Joachim arrived at Kentlyn was to make the Skete habitable, remove tons of accumulated rubbish and clearing the surrounding bush to reduce the threat of bushfires. While cautious and economical expense has been used to make the old building liveable - the main endeavour has always been to raise funds to rebuild.<br />
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Mr Nicholas Proskurin of Leda Building Plans P/L has kindly prepared the architectural plans for the rebuilding of the Skete. Development approval has been given by Campbelltown City Council.<br />
The proposed scheme incorporates the original structure from Father Guri’s time. Keeping faithful to the spirit of the original plans, the large central room will become the nave of the monastery church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, with the eastern wall removed to build on an altar area. The walls will be raised to allow a new roof with cupola and a wooden floor will be installed.<br />
Attached to the church and monastic cells will be a new extension comprising an office/library cum reception area, a trapeza (monastic dining room), kitchen, storeroom, laundry and ablution area.<br />
The design is modest, practical and economical. With the exception of the Church, the whole area, including the existing small monastic cells, is comparable to a normal suburban house.<br />
Even so, building costs make an immediate start impossible - our savings and the funds raised by a small group of supporters over the past ten years has not yet amounted to even 40% of the total needed.<br />
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===An Invitation to Help===<br />
Orthodox Christians who value traditional Orthodox monastic life and the vital importance in plays in the life of the church are invited to help Hieromonk Joachim rebuild the Skete, and complete what Father Guri began 48 years ago. If Orthodox monasticism is to grow and flourish in Australia then there must be Orthodox monasteries.<br />
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In helping to rebuild Saint John the Baptist Skete, you will also be participating its missionary endeavours. His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion is convinced of the necessity for Orthodox Christian evangelism in Australia. With his blessing Saint John the Baptist Skete hopes to provide a place of silence, worship, prayer, pilgrimage, retreat, hospitality, and counsel. All Orthodox Christians of good will are asked to generously contribute and support our efforts.<br />
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==Publications==<br />
Where Father Guri would record by hand in exercise books the results of his prayerful reading, the Skete now publishes an English language monthly journal - ''The Voice'' - using the benefits of contemporary computer technology and desktop publishing. Following Father Guri's example, it is a modest attempt to make the treasures of the Orthodox faith available in English to Australian Orthodox Christians and enquirers. Subscription to ''The Voice'' is by voluntary donation (~$20 in Australia).<br />
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Along with other plans, the Skete intends to expand its publishing activities.<br />
==Schedule of Services==<br />
All services in English.<br />
*Sunday, 8:30am: Hours and Divine Liturgy.<br />
*Tuesday, 7.00pm: Molieben and Akathist to the Theotokos.<br />
*Saturday, 5:30pm: Vigil (reader's service) and confessions.<br />
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==Superiors of the Skete==<br />
#Hieromonk [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)]], 1956-1959.<br />
#Monk [[Guri (Demidov)]], 1960-~1990<br />
#Hieromonk [[Joachim (Ross)]], 1999-present.<br />
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==Contact Details==<br />
Visitors to the Skete and Father Guri’s cave are always welcome. Please phone ahead of your arrival. <br />
*Superior: Hieromonk Joachim.<br />
*Phone: 02 4626 3945<br />
*Email: kosovo_au@yahoo.com.au<br />
*Church: Church of All Saints, 32 Smith Street, Kentlyn (southwest of Sydney, near Campbelltown).<br />
*Postal Address: PO Box 321X, Leumeah, NSW, 2560<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.members.optusnet.com.au/georgesaadi/html/news_events.html Pilgrimage to St. John the Baptist Skete]<br />
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[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Australian Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:ROCOR Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._John_the_Baptist_Skete_(Kentlyn,_New_South_Wales)&diff=79965St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)2009-01-12T00:42:28Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=Holy Skete of St. John the Baptist|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR ANZ]]|<br />
type=Male Skete|<br />
founded=1960|<br />
superior=Hmk [[Joachim |Joachim]]|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Kentlyn, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[August 29|Aug 29/Sep 11]]|<br />
website=none advertised<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Holy Skete of St. John the Baptist''' is a [[skete]] for [[monk|men]] under the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], in the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]. The skete is located in Kentlyn, New South Wales, and was established in 1956 under the [[omophorion]] of His Grace Archbishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava of Sydney]] by [[Hieromonk]] [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)]], and re-established in 1999 by Hieromonk [[Joachim]]. Currently, the skete has 1 priestmonk in residence.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
===Hmk Dimitry===<br />
In 1956, Archbishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava of Sydney]], Australia and New Zealand commissioned Hieromonk Dimitry (Obuhoff) to establish a [[monastery]] at Kentlyn (near Cambelltown, southwest of Sydney), on land donated by [[Protodeacon]] Peter Grishaev. To join him, the Archbishop recruited three candidates to test their [[monasticism|monastic]] vocation with Hmk Dimitry. The first [[Divine Liturgy]] was celebrated on [[September 16]], 1956.<br />
<br />
By March 1959, however, Hmk Dimitry had been transferred to care for the Russian [[parish]] in Geelong, Victoria; two of the novices returned to the world, and Michael Sorokhin, the third novice, was left in charge of the diocesan workshop and candle factory in an adjoining rugged and densely timbered sandstone property. This property would later became Saint John the Baptist Skete.<br />
<br />
===Monk Guri===<br />
On [[October 5]], 1960, Monk [[Guri (Demidov)]] arrived in Australia as a refugee from Harbin, China. He took up residence at St John the Baptist Skete. Living in a small, one room tin hut surrounded by thick bush he became its first, and only, monastic inhabitant. Fr Guri was devoted to prayer and craved solitude, and found both in the 18 hectare grounds of the skete, often attending daily services at the nearby [[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, Australia)|Convent of Our Lady of Kazan]].<br />
<br />
In imitation of the monastic hermits in Egypt, Judea, [[Mount Athos]] and Russia, Fr Guri cleared out a natural cleft in a nearby sandstone rock face, and so made a small, cramped cave where he would spend many hours reading prayers and using his prayer rope. Only God and the holy Angels were witnesses to his prayerful vigils and struggles. This cave has since become a place of [[pilgrimage]].<br />
<br />
Fr Guri had an extensive library on the [[asceticism|ascetic]] life and [[hesychasm|hesychastic]] prayer, especially the [[Jesus Prayer]]. He would often copy excerpts from the writings of the Holy Fathers on the ascetic and spiritual life in small school exercise books. These books, the fruit of his reading and struggles, he would give away as a blessing to those whom he felt would benefit from the wisdom of the Holy Fathers.<br />
<br />
Over the succeeding years Father Guri laboured with Michael Sorokhin, together with volunteers from the Russian Orthodox community in Sydney, to erect a small brick building containing six monastic [[cell]]s surrounding a large central room that was intended to be part of a large monastic [[church]] dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was not to be completed. He waited alone, praying that others would join him.<br />
<br />
Old age eventually forced Father Guri to move from his beloved isolation at the Skete to a small hut in the Convent grounds, and finally to the Saint Sergius Nursing Home, Cabramatta. He died in deep old age at 98 years on the [[August 23]], 1992. This faithful monk is buried in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney.<br />
{{orthodoxyinaustralia}}<br />
===Without a monastic===<br />
While the nearby Diocesan workshop and the candle factory continued to function, the unfinished Skete building was used for a time as a printing facility, finally being abandoned. Uninhabited for over a decade the building fell derelict, a nesting place for birds, a home for possums and vermin, damaged by vandals and in a serious state of disrepair.<br />
<br />
===Hmk Joachim===<br />
In 1999 Hieromonk Joachim received a [[canonical release]] from the [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Church]] to the ROCOR. He was invited by the current diocesan [[bishop]], then Archbishop, now Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney]], to rebuild the Kentlyn Skete and restore [[cenobitic]] monastic life, as well as to provide a base for missionary work amongst anglophonic Australians. <br />
<br />
With the help of a very small group of faithful volunteers, the early 2000s saw four and a half years of work to clear the neglected grounds of decades of rubbish and undergrowth, and the Skete building secured and made temporarily habitable and weatherproof. There is now modest accommodation, an office, dining room and, most importantly, a prayer room or [[chapel]] where the monastic labour of the Hours of prayer according to the [[typicon]] of the Orthodox Church are said daily.<br />
<br />
With the blessing of [[Abbess]] Evpraxia, Father Joachim has been permitted the use of the old monastery Church of All Saints in the neighbouring [[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Our Lady of Kazan Monastery]]. A small congregation from various national backgrounds - Russian, Cypriot, Greek, Palestinian, Serbian, Lebanese, and Australian - attend the Divine Liturgy served in English every Sunday and on major feast days.<br />
<br />
Father Guri’s small cave, scene of his many hidden vigils and spiritual struggles, has been cleaned of the dirt and rubbish accumulated since his departure. A floor has been laid, overhanging rock walls strengthened, and icons and a burning [[lampada]] installed. Sanctified by Father Guri’s prayers and tears, this sandstone cleft, the Skete’s first ’church’, has become a place of pilgrimage and quiet prayer for growing numbers of visitors to the Skete.<br />
<br />
==Future plans==<br />
The first priority when Father Joachim arrived at Kentlyn was to make the Skete habitable, remove tons of accumulated rubbish and clearing the surrounding bush to reduce the threat of bushfires. While cautious and economical expense has been used to make the old building liveable - the main endeavour has always been to raise funds to rebuild.<br />
<br />
Mr Nicholas Proskurin of Leda Building Plans P/L has kindly prepared the architectural plans for the rebuilding of the Skete. Development approval has been given by Campbelltown City Council.<br />
The proposed scheme incorporates the original structure from Father Guri’s time. Keeping faithful to the spirit of the original plans, the large central room will become the nave of the monastery church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, with the eastern wall removed to build on an altar area. The walls will be raised to allow a new roof with cupola and a wooden floor will be installed.<br />
Attached to the church and monastic cells will be a new extension comprising an office/library cum reception area, a trapeza (monastic dining room), kitchen, storeroom, laundry and ablution area.<br />
The design is modest, practical and economical. With the exception of the Church, the whole area, including the existing small monastic cells, is comparable to a normal suburban house.<br />
Even so, building costs make an immediate start impossible - our savings and the funds raised by a small group of supporters over the past four years has not yet amounted to even 10% of the total needed.<br />
<br />
===An Invitation to Help===<br />
Orthodox Christians who value traditional Orthodox monastic life and the vital importance in plays in the life of the church are invited to help Hieromonk Joachim rebuild the Skete, and complete what Father Guri began 46 years ago. If Orthodox monasticism is to grow and flourish in Australia then there must be Orthodox monasteries.<br />
<br />
In helping to rebuild Saint John the Baptist Skete, you will also be participating its missionary endeavours. His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion is convinced of the necessity for Orthodox Christian evangelism in Australia. With his blessing Saint John the Baptist Skete hopes to provide a place of silence, worship, prayer, pilgrimage, retreat, hospitality, and counsel. All Orthodox Christians of good will are asked to generously contribute and support our efforts.<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
Where Father Guri would record by hand in exercise books the results of his prayerful reading, the Skete now publishes an English language monthly journal - ''The Voice'' - using the benefits of contemporary computer technology and desktop publishing. Following Father Guri's example, it is a modest attempt to make the treasures of the Orthodox faith available in English to Australian Orthodox Christians and enquirers. Subscription to ''The Voice'' is by voluntary donation (~$20 in Australia).<br />
<br />
Along with other plans, the Skete intends to expand its publishing activities.<br />
==Schedule of Services==<br />
All services in English.<br />
*Sunday, 8:30am: Hours and Divine Liturgy.<br />
*Tuesday, 7.00pm: Molieben and Akathist to the Theotokos.<br />
*Saturday, 5:30pm: Vigil (reader's service) and confessions.<br />
<br />
==Superiors of the Skete==<br />
#Hieromonk [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)]], 1956-1959.<br />
#Monk [[Guri (Demidov)]], 1960-~1990<br />
#Hieromonk [[Joachim (Ross)]], 1999-present.<br />
<br />
==Contact Details==<br />
Visitors to the Skete and Father Guri’s cave are always welcome. Please phone ahead of your arrival. <br />
*Superior: Hieromonk Joachim.<br />
*Phone: 02 4626 3945<br />
*Email: kosovo_au@yahoo.com.au<br />
*Church: Church of All Saints, 32 Smith Street, Kentlyn (southwest of Sydney, near Campbelltown).<br />
*Postal Address: PO Box 321X, Leumeah, NSW, 2560<br />
<br />
==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.members.optusnet.com.au/georgesaadi/html/news_events.html Pilgrimage to St. John the Baptist Skete]<br />
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{{AustralianMonasteries}}<br />
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[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Australian Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:ROCOR Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Our_Lady_of_Kazan_Convent_(Kentlyn,_New_South_Wales)&diff=45591Our Lady of Kazan Convent (Kentlyn, New South Wales)2007-02-16T10:17:50Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=Holy Convent of Our Lady of Kazan|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR ANZ]]|<br />
type=Female Monastery|<br />
founded=1956|<br />
superior=Abbess Maria|<br />
size=7 nuns|<br />
hq=Kentlyn, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
language=Slavonic, English|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[July 8|8/21 July]]|<br />
website=none advertised<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Our Lady of Kazan Convent''' (''Novoye Shamarino'') is a [[monasticism|monastic]] community for [[nun|women]] under the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. The monastery is located in Kentlyn, New South Wales, was established in 1956 under the [[omophorion]] of His Grace Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava of Sydney]] by Mother Elena (Ustinov). Following the repose of Mother [[Evpraxia (Pustovalov)|Evpraksia]], Mother Maria was elected Abbess in 2007.<br />
<br />
At the arrival of Hmk [[Joachim (Ross)]], Abbess Evpraksia allowed the use of the former monastery Church of All Saints to be used on Sunday and feastdays by [[St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St. John the Baptist Skete]].<br />
<br />
==Brief history==<br />
*1956 Jun 10: Mother Elena (Ustinov) and Novice Tatiana (Skorniakov) attended a ceremony where the foundations of the Russian Orthodox church in Cabramatta were laid.<br />
:After this, Fr [[Rostislav Gan]], previously a spiritual director of a convent in Harbin, China, was invited by Bishop Sava to begin a convent, named 'Novo Shamardino', after a convent in Russia descecrated by the Bolsheviks. The community was to be self-sufficient through looking after sick and frail; and was to be attached to the Cabramatta church.<br />
:Between 1956 and 1960, Pdn Peter Grishaev donated 21 acres of land in Kentlyn for the establishment of a monastery. A drive to attract novices for a male monastery began, led by Hmk [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)]], yielded three novices.<br />
*1959 Mar: By this time, it was decided that the time for a male monastery was not right. Hmk Dimitry was transferred to Melbourne, one novice went with him, one novice was made to be in charge of the diocesan workshop and candle factory, and the final novice did not persue monasticism.<br />
*1959 Mar: At the same time, it was decided that the space provided for the convent at Cabramatta was too crowded and impractical. They were moved to Kentlyn, retaining the feast of All Saints for their patron. In addition to Fr Rostislav Gan, Archpriests Anthony Galushko and Ilya Pijov were appointed to conduct the daily cycle of services.<br />
*1961: Archpriest Anthony Galushko was unable to continue serving at the convent due to age. He was replaced by Fr Timothy Klopoff.<br />
*1983: The chapel and residence for the nuns was built. Our Lady of Kazan became the patronal feast for the convent.<br />
*1984: Following the repose of Mother Elena, the founding abbess, the monastery chose Mother Evpraxia to assume this position.<br />
*2006: Mother Evpraxia reposed on [[Old Calendar|6]]/[[New Calendar|19]] July 2006.<br />
<br />
==Abbesses==<br />
*Mother [[Elena (Ustinoff)]], 1956-1984.<br />
*Mother [[Evpraxia (Pustovalov)]], 1984-2006.<br />
*Mother Maria, 2006-present.<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.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/english/pages/firsttier/monasteries.html ROCOR Directory of Monasteries]<br />
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{{AustralianMonasteries}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Australian Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:ROCOR Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._John_the_Baptist_Skete_(Kentlyn,_New_South_Wales)&diff=45590St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)2007-02-16T10:15:38Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=Holy Skete of St. John the Baptist|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR ANZ]]|<br />
type=Male Skete|<br />
founded=1960|<br />
superior=Hmk [[Joachim (Ross)|Joachim]]|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Kentlyn, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[August 29|Aug 29/Sep 11]]|<br />
website=none advertised<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Holy Skete of St. John the Baptist''' is a [[skete]] for [[monk|men]] under the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], in the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]. The skete is located in Kentlyn, New South Wales, and was established in 1956 under the [[omophorion]] of His Grace Archbishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava of Sydney]] by [[Hieromonk]] [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)]], and re-established in 1999 by Hieromonk [[Joachim (Ross)]]. Currently, the skete has 1 priestmonk in residence.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
===Hmk Dimitry===<br />
In 1956, Archbishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava of Sydney]], Australia and New Zealand commissioned Hieromonk Dimitry (Obuhoff) to establish a monastery at Kentlyn (near Cambelltown, southwest of Sydney), on land donated by [[Protodeacon]] Peter Grishaev. To join him, the Archbishop recruited three candidates to test their monastic vocation with Hmk Dimitry. The first [[Divine Liturgy]] was celebrated on [[September 16]], 1956.<br />
<br />
By March 1959, however, Hmk Dimitry had been transferred to care for the Russian parish in Geelong, Victoria; two of the novices returned to the world, and Michael Sorokhin, the third novice, was left in charge of the diocesan workshop and candle factory in an adjoining rugged and densely timbered sandstone property. This property would later became Saint John the Baptist Skete.<br />
<br />
===Monk Guri===<br />
On [[October 5]], 1960, Monk [[Guri (Demidov)]] arrived in Australia as a refugee from Harbin, China. He took up residence at St John the Baptist Skete. Living in a small, one room tin hut surrounded by thick bush he became its first, and only, monastic inhabitant. Fr Guri was devoted to prayer and craved solitude, and found both in the 18 hectare grounds of the skete, often attending daily services at the nearby [[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, Australia)|Convent of Our Lady of Kazan]].<br />
<br />
In imitation of the monastic hermits in Egypt, Judea, Mt Athos and Russia, Fr Guri cleared out a natural cleft in a nearby sandstone rock face, and so made a small, cramped cave where he would spend many hours reading prayers and using his prayer rope. Only God and the holy Angels were witnesses to his prayerful vigils and struggles. This cave has since become a place of pilgrimage.<br />
<br />
Fr Guri had an extensive library on the [[asceticism|ascetic]] life and [[hesychasm|hesychastic]] prayer, especially the [[Jesus Prayer]]. He would often copy excerpts from the writings of the Holy Fathers on the ascetic and spiritual life in small school exercise books. These books, the fruit of his reading and struggles, he would give away as a blessing to those whom he felt would benefit from the wisdom of the Holy Fathers.<br />
<br />
Over the succeeding years Father Guri laboured with Michael Sorokhin, together with volunteers from the Russian Orthodox community in Sydney, to erect a small brick building containing six monastic cells surrounding a large central room that was intended to be part of a large monastic church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was not to be completed. He waited alone, praying that others would join him.<br />
<br />
Old age eventually forced Father Guri to move from his beloved isolation at the Skete to a small hut in the Convent grounds, and finally to the Saint Sergius Nursing Home, Cabramatta. He died in deep old age at 98 years on the 23rd of August 1992. This faithful monk is buried in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney.<br />
{{orthodoxyinaustralia}}<br />
===Without a monastic===<br />
While the nearby Diocesan workshop and the candle factory continued to function, the unfinished Skete building was used for a time as a printing facility, finally being abandoned. Uninhabited for over a decade the building fell derelict, a nesting place for birds, a home for possums and vermin, damaged by vandals and in a serious state of disrepair.<br />
<br />
===Hmk Joachim===<br />
In 1999 Hieromonk Joachim received a [[canonical release]] from the [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Church]] to the ROCOR. He was invited by the current diocesan bishop, Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney]], to rebuild the Kentlyn Skete and restore coenobitic monastic life, as well as to provide a base for missionary work amongst anglophonic Australians. <br />
<br />
With the help of a very small group of faithful volunteers, the early 2000s saw four and a half years of work to clear the neglected grounds of decades of rubbish and undergrowth, and the Skete building secured and made temporarily habitable and weatherproof. There is now modest accommodation, an office, dining room and, most importantly, a prayer room or chapel where the monastic labour of the Hours of prayer according to the typicon of the Orthodox Church are said daily.<br />
<br />
With the blessing of [[Abbess]] Evpraxia, Father Joachim has been permitted the use of the old monastery Church of All Saints in the neighbouring [[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Our Lady of Kazan Monastery]]. A small congregation from various national backgrounds - Russian, Cypriot, Greek, Palestinian, Serbian, Lebanese, and Anglo-Celtic - attend the Divine Liturgy served in English every Sunday and on major feast days.<br />
<br />
Father Guri’s small cave, scene of his many hidden vigils and spiritual struggles, has been cleaned of the dirt and rubbish accumulated since his departure. A floor has been laid, overhanging rock walls strengthened, and icons and a burning lampada installed. Sanctified by Father Guri’s prayers and tears, this sandstone cleft, the Skete’s first ’church’, has become a place of pilgrimage and quiet prayer for growing numbers of visitors to the Skete.<br />
<br />
==Future plans==<br />
The first priority when Father Joachim arrived at Kentlyn was to make the Skete habitable, remove tons of accumulated rubbish and clearing the surrounding bush to reduce the threat of bushfires. While cautious and economical expense has been used to make the old building liveable - the main endeavour has always been to raise funds to rebuild.<br />
<br />
Mr Nicholas Proskurin of Leda Building Plans P/L has kindly prepared the architectural plans for the rebuilding of the Skete. Development approval has been given by Campbelltown City Council.<br />
The proposed scheme incorporates the original structure from Father Guri’s time. Keeping faithful to the spirit of the original plans, the large central room will become the nave of the monastery church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, with the eastern wall removed to build on an altar area. The walls will be raised to allow a new roof with cupola and a wooden floor will be installed.<br />
Attached to the church and monastic cells will be a new extension comprising an office/library cum reception area, a trapeza (monastic dining room), kitchen, storeroom, laundry and ablution area.<br />
The design is modest, practical and economical. With the exception of the Church, the whole area, including the existing small monastic cells, is comparable to a normal suburban house.<br />
Even so, building costs make an immediate start impossible - our savings and the funds raised by a small group of supporters over the past four years has not yet amounted to even 10% of the total needed.<br />
<br />
===An Invitation to Help===<br />
Orthodox Christians who value traditional Orthodox monastic life and the vital importance in plays in the life of the church are invited to help Hieromonk Joachim rebuild the Skete, and complete what Father Guri began 46 years ago. If Orthodox monasticism is to grow and flourish in Australia then there must be Orthodox monasteries.<br />
<br />
In helping to rebuild Saint John the Baptist Skete, you will also be participating its missionary endeavours. His Grace Archbishop Hilarion is convinced of the necessity for Orthodox Christian evangelism in Australia. With his blessing Saint John the Baptist Skete hopes to provide a place of silence, worship, prayer, pilgrimage, retreat, hospitality, and counsel. All Orthodox Christians of good will are asked to generously contribute and support our efforts.<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
Where Father Guri would record by hand in exercise books the results of his prayerful reading, the Skete now publishes an English language monthly journal - ''The Voice'' - using the benefits of contemporary computer technology and desktop publishing. Following Father Guri's example, it is a modest attempt to make the treasures of the Orthodox faith available in English to Australian Orthodox Christians and enquirers. Subscription to ''The Voice'' is by voluntary donation (~$18 in Australia).<br />
<br />
Along with other plans, the Skete intends to expand its publishing activities.<br />
==Schedule of Services==<br />
All services in English.<br />
*Sunday, 8:30am: Hours and Divine Liturgy.<br />
*Tuesday, 6:30pm: Molieben and Akathist to the Theotokos.<br />
*Saturday, 5:30pm: Vigil (reader's service) and confessions.<br />
<br />
==Superiors of the Skete==<br />
#Hieromonk [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)]], 1956-1959.<br />
#Monk [[Guri (Demidov)]], 1960-~1990<br />
#Hieromonk [[Joachim (Ross)]], 1999-present.<br />
<br />
==Contact Details==<br />
Visitors to the Skete and Father Guri’s cave are always welcome. Please phone ahead of your arrival. <br />
*Superior: Hieromonk Joachim (Ross).<br />
*Phone: 02 4626 3945<br />
*Email: kosovo_au@yahoo.com.au<br />
*Church: Church of All Saints, 32 Smith Street, Kentlyn (southwest of Sydney, near Campbelltown).<br />
*Postal Address: PO Box 321X, Leumeah, NSW, 2560<br />
<br />
==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.members.optusnet.com.au/georgesaadi/html/news_events.html Pilgrimage to St. John the Baptist Skete]<br />
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{{AustralianMonasteries}}<br />
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[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Australian Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:ROCOR Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Joachim_(Ross)&diff=45589Joachim (Ross)2007-02-16T10:12:56Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: </p>
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<div>{{orthodoxyinaustralia}}<br />
Hieromonk '''Joachim (Ross)''' is the current [[superior]] of [[St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St. John the Baptist Skete]], Kentlyn.<br />
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==Short biography==<br />
During January 1994, whilst on pilgrimage in Serbia, Fr Joachim went from Decani Monastery to Black River Monastery and, through the intercessions of St Peter of Korisha, was healed of his migraines.<br />
<br />
Before his reception into [[ROCOR]], Hmk Joachim was at the former Protection of the Theotokos Skete, Tallong, NSW, under the omophorion of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]] (Patriarchal).<br />
<br />
In 1999 Hieromonk Joachim received a [[canonical release]] from the Serbian Orthodox Church to the ROCOR. He was invited by the current diocesan bishop, Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion]], to rebuild the Kentlyn Skete and restore coenobitic monastic life, as well as to provide a base for missionary work amongst anglophonic Australians.<br />
<br />
During the early part of the 2000s, Hmk Joachim, with a group of volunteers, put in four and a half years of work to clear the skete of rubbish and undergrowth, and to make buildings secure, habitable and weatherproof. Another task has been to clear the cave of the former superior, Fr [[Guri (Demidov)]], of the dirt and rubbish accumulated since his departure, and to make it stable. A floor has been laid, the walls strengthened, and icons and a vigil lamp have been installed. Sanctified by Fr Guri, the first chapel of the Skete has become a place of pilgrimage.<br />
<br />
To accomplish the task set for Hmk Joachim, the Skete has obtained the blessing of Abbess Evpraxia to use the old monastery Church of All Saints in the neighbouring [[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Our Lady of Kazan Monastery]]. A small, multinational congregation has been built up, and the Divine Liturgy is served in English on Sundays and major feast days. During the week, the Skete has prayer according to the Hours of the Church.<br />
<br />
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==External links==<br />
*A [http://www.ephesus.com/HouseBlessing/2000/FullSize/HouseBlessing-FrJoachim-Amy-Mark-2000-07-15.jpg Photo of Hmk Joachim], having just done a house blessing.<br />
*[http://www.kosovo.net/stpeter.html The Life of Our Blessed Father Peter of Korisha], by Hmk Joachim, when he was a member of the Protection of the Theotokos Skete.<br />
*[http://www.kosovo.net/miracle.html An account by Hmk Joachim] of a miracle that happened through the intercessions of St Peter of Korisha.<br />
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[[Category:Monastics]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Priests]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand_(ROCOR)&diff=42178Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)2006-11-02T06:59:09Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: /* Recent History */</p>
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name=Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|<br />
jurisdiction=[[ROCOR]]|<br />
type=Diocese|<br />
founded=''unknown''|<br />
bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Abp. Hilarion]]|<br />
see=Sydney|<br />
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|<br />
language=Slavonic, English, Greek, Korean, Indonesian|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
population=18,506<br />
([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|<br />
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''' of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Grace [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
*The first Russian parish established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.<br />
*The first ROCOR bishop of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.<br />
<!-- first [[priest]] to serve...around 19xx. --><br />
<br />
==Organisation==<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, of which the Archbishop is the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more states. There are 24 [[parish]]es and communities, along with 6 [[monasticism|monasteries]] and [[skete]]s across Australia, as well as 4 parishes and communities in New Zealand, and one mission-church in South Korea.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of [[SCCOCA]], but later departed.<br />
<br />
== Recent History ==<br />
In February 2005 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion received into the Diocese clergy and parishioners of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]] who were formerly under the jurisdiction of the [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia]] ([[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]), and there are now a growing number of parishes and mission centres scattered throughout Indonesia.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, as a part of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], is involved in the process to reenter communion with the [[Church of Russia]].[http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#After_the_Soviet_Fall][http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#Rapprochement_with_Moscow] The majority of laity and clergy in Australia support reunion with Moscow. However a small minority are opposed to reunion and are demanding substantial concessions from Moscow despite the manifest visible changes and public declarations of the Church in Russia, now free from state control, since the fall of the Soviet Union.[http://orthodoxeurope.org/page/3/14.aspx]Patriarch Alexy of Russia in 1993 made a statement of public repentance for the murder of the Royal Martyrs by the Communists.<br />
<br />
On September 6, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR decreed their confirmation and approval of the revised Act of Canonical Unity and instructed the Commission on Discussion with the Moscow Patriarchate to work jointly with the [[Moscow Patriarchate]] to work out details of the official signing of the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktko.html] Subsequently on September 11, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR published on ROCOR's website a clarification of their decision to confirm and approve the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktexplanantion.html] Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia acknowledged the work of the commissions and declared that the act of reunification, while moving in the right direction, will take time. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=1977] <br />
<br />
Both the [[Moscow Patriarchate]] and the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] published on their respective websites the final full text of the Act of Canonical Unity [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_akt.html] with all relevant supporting documents [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_addendum.html] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/11ensummation.html] on November 1, 2006. The Act having been approved by both the Moscow Patriarchate and ROCOR, all that remains left for each to do is work out the confirmation and enactment, which is expected to take place sometime in 2007. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=2208] <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}<br />
<br />
== The Episcopacy ==<br />
===Diocesan Bishop===<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
**Archimandrite [[Daniel (Bambang Dwi Byantoro)]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]].<br />
**Archpriest John Stukacz, dean of New South Wales (10 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)<br />
**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in South Korea.<br />
<br />
===Hierarchs in Australia===<br />
* Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, 1948-1955.<br />
* Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, 1963-1964.<br />
* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 1955-1971.<br />
* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, 1967-1976.<br />
* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 1970-1980.<br />
* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.<br />
* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]<br />
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/ Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]<br />
* [http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia - 2.4MB file]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Jurisdictions]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]<br />
[[Category:Dioceses]]<br />
[[Category:ROCOR Dioceses]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand_(ROCOR)&diff=42177Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)2006-11-02T06:56:01Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: /* Recent History */</p>
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<div>{{diocese|<br />
name=Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|<br />
jurisdiction=[[ROCOR]]|<br />
type=Diocese|<br />
founded=''unknown''|<br />
bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Abp. Hilarion]]|<br />
see=Sydney|<br />
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|<br />
language=Slavonic, English, Greek, Korean, Indonesian|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
population=18,506<br />
([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|<br />
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''' of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Grace [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
*The first Russian parish established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.<br />
*The first ROCOR bishop of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.<br />
<!-- first [[priest]] to serve...around 19xx. --><br />
<br />
==Organisation==<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, of which the Archbishop is the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more states. There are 24 [[parish]]es and communities, along with 6 [[monasticism|monasteries]] and [[skete]]s across Australia, as well as 4 parishes and communities in New Zealand, and one mission-church in South Korea.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of [[SCCOCA]], but later departed.<br />
<br />
== Recent History ==<br />
In February 2005 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion received into the Diocese clergy and parishioners of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]] who were formerly under the jurisdiction of the [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia]] ([[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]), and there are now a growing number of parishes and mission centres scattered throughout Indonesia.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, as a part of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], is involved in the process to reenter communion with the [[Church of Russia]].[http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#After_the_Soviet_Fall][http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#Rapprochement_with_Moscow] The majority of laity and clergy in Australia support reunion with Moscow. However a small minority are opposed to reunion and are demanding substantial concessions from Moscow despite the manifest visible changes and public declarations of the Church in Russia, now free from state control, since the fall of the Soviet Union.[http://orthodoxeurope.org/page/3/14.aspx]Patriarch Alexy of Russia in 1993 made a statement of public repentance for the murder of the Royal Martyrs by the Communists.<br />
<br />
On September 6, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR decreed their confirmation and approval of the revised Act of Canonical Unity and instructed the Commission on Discussion with the Moscow Patriarchate to work jointly with the Moscow Patriarchate to work out details of the official signing of the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktko.html] Subsequently on September 11, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR published on ROCOR's website a clarification of their decision to confirm and approve the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktexplanantion.html] Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia acknowledged the work of the commissions and declared that the act of reunification, while moving in the right direction, will take time. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=1977] <br />
<br />
Both the [[Moscow Patriarchate]] and the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] published on their respective websites the final full text of the Act of Canonical Unity [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_akt.html] with all relevant supporting documents [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_addendum.html] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/11ensummation.html] on November 1, 2006. The Act having been approved by both the Moscow Patriarchate and ROCOR, all that remains left for each to do is work out the confirmation and enactment, which is expected to take place sometime in 2007. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=2208] <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}<br />
<br />
== The Episcopacy ==<br />
===Diocesan Bishop===<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
**Archimandrite [[Daniel (Bambang Dwi Byantoro)]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]].<br />
**Archpriest John Stukacz, dean of New South Wales (10 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)<br />
**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in South Korea.<br />
<br />
===Hierarchs in Australia===<br />
* Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, 1948-1955.<br />
* Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, 1963-1964.<br />
* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 1955-1971.<br />
* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, 1967-1976.<br />
* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 1970-1980.<br />
* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.<br />
* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]<br />
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/ Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]<br />
* [http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia - 2.4MB file]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Jurisdictions]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]<br />
[[Category:Dioceses]]<br />
[[Category:ROCOR Dioceses]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand_(ROCOR)&diff=42176Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)2006-11-02T06:39:36Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: /* Recent History */</p>
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<div>{{diocese|<br />
name=Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|<br />
jurisdiction=[[ROCOR]]|<br />
type=Diocese|<br />
founded=''unknown''|<br />
bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Abp. Hilarion]]|<br />
see=Sydney|<br />
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|<br />
language=Slavonic, English, Greek, Korean, Indonesian|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
population=18,506<br />
([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|<br />
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''' of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Grace [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
*The first Russian parish established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.<br />
*The first ROCOR bishop of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.<br />
<!-- first [[priest]] to serve...around 19xx. --><br />
<br />
==Organisation==<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, of which the Archbishop is the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more states. There are 24 [[parish]]es and communities, along with 6 [[monasticism|monasteries]] and [[skete]]s across Australia, as well as 4 parishes and communities in New Zealand, and one mission-church in South Korea.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of [[SCCOCA]], but later departed.<br />
<br />
== Recent History ==<br />
In February 2005 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion received into the Diocese clergy and parishioners of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]] who were formerly under the jurisdiction of the [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia]] ([[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]), and there are now a growing number of parishes and mission centres scattered throughout Indonesia.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, as a part of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], is involved in the process to reenter communion with the [[Church of Russia]].[http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#After_the_Soviet_Fall][http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#Rapprochement_with_Moscow] The majority of laity and clergy in Australia support reunion with Moscow. However a small minority are opposed to reunion and are demanding substantial concessions from Moscow despite the manifest visible changes and public declarations of the Church in Russia, now free from state control, since the fall of the Soviet Union.[http://orthodoxeurope.org/page/3/14.aspx]Patriarch Alexy of Russia in 1993 made a statement of public repentance for the murder of the Royal Martyrs by the Communists.<br />
<br />
On September 6, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR decreed their confirmation and approval of the revised Act of Canonical Unity and instructed the Commission on Discussion with the Moscow Patriarchate to work jointly with the Moscow Patriarchate to work out details of the official signing of the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktko.html] Subsequently on September 11, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR published on ROCOR's website a clarification of their decision to confirm and approve the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktexplanantion.html] Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia acknowledged the work of the commissions and declared that the act of reunification, while moving in the right direction, will take time. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=1977] <br />
<br />
Both the Moscow Patriarchate and the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] published on their respective websites the final full text of the Act of Canonical Unity [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_akt.html] with all relevant supporting documents [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_addendum.html] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/11ensummation.html] on November 1, 2006. The Act having been approved by both the Moscow Patriarchate and ROCOR, all that remains left for each to do is work out the confirmation and enactment, which is expected to take place sometime in 2007. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=2208] <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}<br />
<br />
== The Episcopacy ==<br />
===Diocesan Bishop===<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
**Archimandrite [[Daniel (Bambang Dwi Byantoro)]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]].<br />
**Archpriest John Stukacz, dean of New South Wales (10 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)<br />
**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in South Korea.<br />
<br />
===Hierarchs in Australia===<br />
* Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, 1948-1955.<br />
* Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, 1963-1964.<br />
* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 1955-1971.<br />
* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, 1967-1976.<br />
* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 1970-1980.<br />
* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.<br />
* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]<br />
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/ Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]<br />
* [http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia - 2.4MB file]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Jurisdictions]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]<br />
[[Category:Dioceses]]<br />
[[Category:ROCOR Dioceses]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand_(ROCOR)&diff=42175Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)2006-11-02T06:31:31Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: /* Recent History */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{diocese|<br />
name=Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|<br />
jurisdiction=[[ROCOR]]|<br />
type=Diocese|<br />
founded=''unknown''|<br />
bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Abp. Hilarion]]|<br />
see=Sydney|<br />
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|<br />
language=Slavonic, English, Greek, Korean, Indonesian|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
population=18,506<br />
([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|<br />
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''' of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Grace [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
*The first Russian parish established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.<br />
*The first ROCOR bishop of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.<br />
<!-- first [[priest]] to serve...around 19xx. --><br />
<br />
==Organisation==<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, of which the Archbishop is the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more states. There are 24 [[parish]]es and communities, along with 6 [[monasticism|monasteries]] and [[skete]]s across Australia, as well as 4 parishes and communities in New Zealand, and one mission-church in South Korea.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of [[SCCOCA]], but later departed.<br />
<br />
== Recent History ==<br />
In February 2005 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion received into the Diocese clergy and parishioners of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]] who were formerly under the jurisdiction of the [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia]] ([[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]), and there are now a growing number of parishes and mission centres scattered throughout Indonesia.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, as a part of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], is involved in the process to reenter communion with the [[Church of Russia]].[http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#After_the_Soviet_Fall][http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#Rapprochement_with_Moscow] The majority of laity and clergy in Australia support reunion with Moscow. However a small minority are opposed to reunion and are demanding substantial concessions from Moscow despite the manifest visible changes and public declarations of the Church in Russia, now free from state control, since the fall of the Soviet Union.[http://orthodoxeurope.org/page/3/14.aspx]Patriarch Alexey of Russia in 1993 made a statement of public repentance for the murder of the Royal Martyrs by the Communists.<br />
<br />
On September 6, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR decreed their confirmation and approval of the revised Act of Canonical Unity and instructed the Commission on Discussion with the Moscow Patriarchate to work jointly with the Moscow Patriarchate to work out details of the official signing of the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktko.html] Subsequently on September 11, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR published on ROCOR's website a clarification of their decision to confirm and approve the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktexplanantion.html] Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia acknowledged the work of the commissions and declared that the act of reunification, while moving in the right direction, will take time. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=1977] <br />
<br />
Both the Moscow Patriarchate and the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] published on their respective websites the final full text of the Act of Canonical Unity [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_akt.html] with all relevant supporting documents [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_addendum.html] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/11ensummation.html] on November 1, 2006. The Act having been approved by both the Moscow Patriarchate and ROCOR, all that remains left for each to do is work out the confirmation and enactment, which is expected to take place sometime in 2007. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=2208] <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}<br />
<br />
== The Episcopacy ==<br />
===Diocesan Bishop===<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
**Archimandrite [[Daniel (Bambang Dwi Byantoro)]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]].<br />
**Archpriest John Stukacz, dean of New South Wales (10 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)<br />
**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in South Korea.<br />
<br />
===Hierarchs in Australia===<br />
* Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, 1948-1955.<br />
* Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, 1963-1964.<br />
* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 1955-1971.<br />
* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, 1967-1976.<br />
* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 1970-1980.<br />
* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.<br />
* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]<br />
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/ Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]<br />
* [http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia - 2.4MB file]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Jurisdictions]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]<br />
[[Category:Dioceses]]<br />
[[Category:ROCOR Dioceses]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand_(ROCOR)&diff=42174Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)2006-11-02T06:28:31Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: /* Recent History */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{diocese|<br />
name=Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|<br />
jurisdiction=[[ROCOR]]|<br />
type=Diocese|<br />
founded=''unknown''|<br />
bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Abp. Hilarion]]|<br />
see=Sydney|<br />
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|<br />
language=Slavonic, English, Greek, Korean, Indonesian|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
population=18,506<br />
([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|<br />
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''' of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Grace [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
*The first Russian parish established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.<br />
*The first ROCOR bishop of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.<br />
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<br />
==Organisation==<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, of which the Archbishop is the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more states. There are 24 [[parish]]es and communities, along with 6 [[monasticism|monasteries]] and [[skete]]s across Australia, as well as 4 parishes and communities in New Zealand, and one mission-church in South Korea.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of [[SCCOCA]], but later departed.<br />
<br />
== Recent History ==<br />
In February 2005 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion received into the Diocese clergy and parishioners of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]] who were formerly under the jurisdiction of the [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia]] ([[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]), and there are now a growing number of parishes and mission centres scattered throughout Indonesia.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, as a part of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], is involved in the process to reenter communion with the [[Church of Russia]].[http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#After_the_Soviet_Fall][http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#Rapprochement_with_Moscow] The majority of laity and clergy in Australia support reunion with Moscow. However a small minority are opposed to reunion and are demanding substantial concessions from Moscow despite the manifest visible changes and public declarations of the Church in Russia, now free from state control, since the fall of the Soviet Union.[http://orthodoxeurope.org/page/3/14.aspx]<br />
<br />
On September 6, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR decreed their confirmation and approval of the revised Act of Canonical Unity and instructed the Commission on Discussion with the Moscow Patriarchate to work jointly with the Moscow Patriarchate to work out details of the official signing of the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktko.html] Subsequently on September 11, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR published on ROCOR's website a clarification of their decision to confirm and approve the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktexplanantion.html] Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia acknowledged the work of the commissions and declared that the act of reunification, while moving in the right direction, will take time. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=1977] <br />
<br />
Both the Moscow Patriarchate and the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] published on their respective websites the final full text of the Act of Canonical Unity [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_akt.html] with all relevant supporting documents [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_addendum.html] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/11ensummation.html] on November 1, 2006. The Act having been approved by both the Moscow Patriarchate and ROCOR, all that remains left for each to do is work out the confirmation and enactment, which is expected to take place sometime in 2007. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=2208] <br />
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== The Episcopacy ==<br />
===Diocesan Bishop===<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
**Archimandrite [[Daniel (Bambang Dwi Byantoro)]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]].<br />
**Archpriest John Stukacz, dean of New South Wales (10 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)<br />
**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in South Korea.<br />
<br />
===Hierarchs in Australia===<br />
* Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, 1948-1955.<br />
* Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, 1963-1964.<br />
* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 1955-1971.<br />
* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, 1967-1976.<br />
* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 1970-1980.<br />
* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.<br />
* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]<br />
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/ Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]<br />
* [http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia - 2.4MB file]<br />
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[[Category:Jurisdictions]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]<br />
[[Category:Dioceses]]<br />
[[Category:ROCOR Dioceses]]</div>Hieromonk Joachimhttps://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand_(ROCOR)&diff=42173Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)2006-11-02T06:07:18Z<p>Hieromonk Joachim: /* Recent History */</p>
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<div>{{diocese|<br />
name=Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|<br />
jurisdiction=[[ROCOR]]|<br />
type=Diocese|<br />
founded=''unknown''|<br />
bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Abp. Hilarion]]|<br />
see=Sydney|<br />
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|<br />
territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|<br />
language=Slavonic, English, Greek, Korean, Indonesian|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
population=18,506<br />
([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|<br />
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''' of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Grace [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
*The first Russian parish established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.<br />
*The first ROCOR bishop of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.<br />
<!-- first [[priest]] to serve...around 19xx. --><br />
<br />
==Organisation==<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, of which the Archbishop is the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more states. There are 24 [[parish]]es and communities, along with 6 [[monasticism|monasteries]] and [[skete]]s across Australia, as well as 4 parishes and communities in New Zealand, and one mission-church in South Korea.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of [[SCCOCA]], but later departed.<br />
<br />
== Recent History ==<br />
In February 2005 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion received into the Diocese clergy and parishioners of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]] who were formerly under the jurisdiction of the [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia]] ([[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]), and there are now a growing number of parishes and mission centres scattered throughout Indonesia.<br />
<br />
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, as a part of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], is involved in the process to reenter communion with the [[Church of Russia]]. The majority of laity and clergy in Australia support reunion with Moscow. However a small minority are opposed to reunion without substantial and unrealisitic concessions from Moscow. <br />
<br />
On September 6, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR decreed their confirmation and approval of the revised Act of Canonical Unity and instructed the Commission on Discussion with the Moscow Patriarchate to work jointly with the Moscow Patriarchate to work out details of the official signing of the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktko.html] Subsequently on September 11, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR published on ROCOR's website a clarification of their decision to confirm and approve the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktexplanantion.html] Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia acknowledged the work of the commissions and declared that the act of reunification, while moving in the right direction, will take time. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=1977] <br />
<br />
Both the Moscow Patriarchate and the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] published on their respective websites the final full text of the Act of Canonical Unity [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_akt.html] with all relevant supporting documents [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_addendum.html] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/11ensummation.html] on November 1, 2006. The Act having been approved by both the Moscow Patriarchate and ROCOR, all that remains left for each to do is work out the confirmation and enactment, which is expected to take place sometime in 2007. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=2208] <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}<br />
<br />
== The Episcopacy ==<br />
===Diocesan Bishop===<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
**Archimandrite [[Daniel (Bambang Dwi Byantoro)]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]].<br />
**Archpriest John Stukacz, dean of New South Wales (10 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)<br />
**Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)<br />
**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in South Korea.<br />
<br />
===Hierarchs in Australia===<br />
* Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, 1948-1955.<br />
* Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, 1963-1964.<br />
* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 1955-1971.<br />
* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, 1967-1976.<br />
* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 1970-1980.<br />
* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.<br />
* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.<br />
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]<br />
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/ Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]<br />
* [http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia - 2.4MB file]<br />
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[[Category:Jurisdictions]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]<br />
[[Category:Dioceses]]<br />
[[Category:ROCOR Dioceses]]</div>Hieromonk Joachim