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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.
{{diocese|
name=Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|
jurisdiction=[[ROCOR]]|
type=Diocese|
founded=''unknownby''1948|bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of SydneyNew York|AbpMetr. Hilarion]]|
see=Sydney|
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|
territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|
language=Slavonic, English, GreekIndonesian, Korean, Indonesian|
music=[[Russian Chant]]|
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
population=18158,506
([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]
}}
{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}
The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''', headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Eminence [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion (Kapral)]], both First Hierarch of [[ROCOR]] and [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, and it has been administered by His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George (Schaefer)]], Bishop of Canberra, since 2015.
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==Organisation==The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was . It is headed by the First Hierarch, [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Metropolitan Hilarion]], and administered by [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|Bishop George of Canberra]]. Within the diocese, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more geographic areas.Within this structure are a founding member number of Deaneries, which - given the size of the diocese - are important in the running of the Diocese:* Mitred Archpriest [[Michael Protopopov]], Chancellor of the Diocese, and dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (11 parishes and missions)* Mitred Archpriest [[Nikita Chemodakov]], dean of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (11 parishes and missions)* Archpriest [[SCCOCAGabriel Makarov]], but later departeddean of Queensland (6 parishes and missions)* Archpriest [[Vladimir Boikov]], dean of New Zealand (4 parishes and missions)* Priest [[Paul (Kang)]], head of the Korean Orthodox Mission (1 parish).* Parishes in Indonesia (~7 parishes and missions)
{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}Additionally, the Diocese had a number of monasteries:* [[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, South Australia)|Monastery of the Prophet Elias]], Monarto, SA* [[Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael (Marrickville, New South Wales)|Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael]], Marrickville, NSW* [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Bombala, New South Wales)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]], Bombala, NSW* [[Presentation of the Mother of God Convent (Bungarby, New South Wales)|Presentation of the Mother 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
== The Episcopacy ==
===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) of Canberra|George (Schaefer)]], head Bishop of the Indonesian Orthodox Church.**Archpriest John StukaczCanberra, dean Vicar Bishop of New South Wales (10 parishes)**Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (4 parishes)**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean 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 Korea.
===Hierarchs in Australia===
[[Image:Hilarion_red_panagea.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of ROCOR, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia & New Zealand]]
* Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, 1948-1955.
* Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, 1963-1964.
* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 1955-1971.
* Bishop [[Anthony (Medvedev) of San Francisco|Anthony of Melbourne]], 1956-1968
* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, 1967-1976.
* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 1970-1980.
* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.
* 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.
== External links ==
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/ Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]
* ''[http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp87.09042006/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia]'', by V. Rev. Fr [[Michael Protopopov]] (2005)
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