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language=Slavonic, English, GreekIndonesian, Korean, Indonesian|

population=18158,506

<!--== History ==*The first Russian [[priestparish]] to serveestablished in Australia and New Zealand was St.Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926..around 19xx*The first ROCOR [[bishop]] of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.<!-- first parish, named after[[priest]] to serve..., around 19xx.first bishopsecond bishop, etc == Recent History ==any recent history? -->

==OrganizationOrganisation==The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within It is headed by the dioceseFirst Hierarch, [[Hilarion (Kapral) of which New York|Metropolitan Hilarion]], and administered by [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|Bishop George of Canberra]]. Within the Archbishop is the head and sole bishopdiocese, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more statesgeographic areas. There Within this structure are a number of Deaneries, which - given the size of the diocese - are 24 important in the running of the Diocese:* Mitred Archpriest [[parishMichael Protopopov]]es , Chancellor of the Diocese, and communitiesdean of Victoria, Tasmania, along with 6 South Australia and Western Australia (11 parishes and missions)* Mitred Archpriest [[monasticism|monasteriesNikita Chemodakov]] , dean of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (11 parishes and missions)* Archpriest [[sketeGabriel Makarov]]s across Australia. There are also 4 , dean of Queensland (6 parishes and communities in missions)* Archpriest [[Vladimir Boikov]], dean of New Zealand(4 parishes and missions)* Priest [[Paul (Kang)]], and one mission-church in South Korea. In February 2005 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion received into the Diocese clergy and parishioners head of the Indonesian Korean Orthodox Church who were formerly under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of Hong Kong Mission (Ecumenical Patriarchate1 parish) and there are now a growing number of .* Parishes in Indonesia (~7 parishes and mission centres scattered throughout the Republic of Indonesia.missions)

The Additionally, the Diocese had a number of monasteries:* [[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, South Australia and New Zealand )|Monastery of the Prophet Elias]], Monarto, SA* [[Orthodox Monastery of the Russian Archangel Michael (Marrickville, New South Wales)|Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member Monastery of the Archangel Michael]], Marrickville, NSW* [[SCCOCAHoly Transfiguration Monastery (Bombala, New South Wales)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]], but later departed in protest to Bombala, NSW* [[Presentation of the involvement Mother of God Convent (Bungarby, New South Wales)|Presentation of other jurisdictions in the ecumenical movementMother of God Convent]], Bungarby, NSW* [[Holy Trinity Orthodox Monastery (Monkerai, New South Wales)|Holy Trinity Monastery]], Dungog, NSW* [[St.John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St John the Baptist Skete]], Kentlyn, NSW* [[Our Lady of Kazan Convent (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Our Lady of Kazan Convent]], Kentlyn, NSW

===Diocesan BishopBishops===* Archbishop Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of SydneyNew York|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of New York and Eastern America, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.**Archimandrite Bishop [[Daniel George (Bambang Dwi ByantoroSchaefer)]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox IndonesiaCanberra|Indonesian Orthodox ChurchGeorge (Schaefer)]].**Archpriest John Stukacz, dean Bishop of New South Wales (10 parishes)**Archpriest Nicholas KaripoffCanberra, dean Vicar Bishop of New Zealand (4 parishes)**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean the Diocese of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in South KoreaNew Zealand.

* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of ManhattanMontreal|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.* Archbishop Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of SydneyNew York|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.* Bishop [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George (Schaefer)]], Bishop of Canberra, 2015-present.

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