The '''Diocese of Australia and New Zealand''' of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is an [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Grace [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], [[Archbishop]] of Australia and New Zealand.{{churchdiocese|name= Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|founderjurisdiction= Metr. [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of KievROCOR]]|independencetype= N/ADiocese|recognitionfounded= N/A''by'' 1948|primatebishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of SydneyNew York|Archbishop Metr. Hilarion]]|see=Sydney|

territory=Australia, New Zealand|possessions= N/A, South Korea, Indonesia|language=Slavonic, English, Indonesian, Korean|

population=''unknown''158,506([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|

== History ==*The ''coming soon!''<!--The first [[priest]] to serve in Australia was [[Archimandrite]] Dorotheos Bakaliaros around 1896. In 1898 the first Greek Orthodox parish was established, named after the [[Holy Trinity]]. Communities were originally supplied with priests from the [[Church Diocese of Jerusalem]]Sydney, Australia and later the [[Church of Greece]]New Zealand''', headquartered in Sydney, and there was no attempt to organise the communities into is a [[diocese]]. In 1924, the Greek Orthodox parishes in Australia were transferred to of the [[Russian Orthodox Church of Constantinople]], who sent [[Christoforos (Knitis) of Samos|Christoforos (Knitis)Outside Russia]] to be the first [[metropolitan]] of Australia and New Zealand. He served until 1929 when he returned to Samos, his homeland. The next metropolitan was Its current [[Timotheos (Evangelinidis) of Rhodes|Timotheos (Evangelinidis)primate]], and he arrived in 26 January, 1932, serving until he was elected metropolitan of Rhodes in 1947. He was replaced by is His Eminence [[Theophylactos Hilarion (PapathanasopoulosKapral) of Australia and New ZealandYork|Theophylactos Hilarion (PapathanasopoulosKapral)]], who served until his death in a car crash on 2 August, 1958. [[Ezekiel (Tsoukalas) both First Hierarch of Pisidia|Ezekiel (Tsoukalas)]], then an assistant [[bishopROCOR]] in [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|America]], was elected metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand in February 1959, and arrived on 2 April 1959. On 1 September of that year, the [[Metropolis]] of Australia and New Zealand was elevated to [[ArchdioceseArchbishop]], and Ezekiel to Archbishop. Later, in 1970, the Holy Synod of the [[Church of Constantinople]] seperated New Zealand from AustraliaSydney, leaving the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and the [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand]]. In 1974 Ezekiel was promoted to the Metropolis of Pisidia, and the current Archbishop, it has been administered by His Grace [[Stylianos George (HarkianakisSchaefer) of AustraliaCanberra|Stylianos George (HarkianakisSchaefer)]], was elected on 13 February 1974 and enthroned on 26 AprilBishop of Canberra, 1975since 2015.-->

== Recent History ==*''coming soon!''<!--In recent years, there has been great tension between the Archdiocese and the current Ecumenical Patriarch, The first Russian [[Bartholomew I parish]] established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (Archontonisnow Cathedral) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]] concerning the elevation of one of the , Brisbane, in 1926.*The first ROCOR [[auxiliary bishop]]s of Australiaand New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.<!-- first [[Joseph (Harkiolakis) of New Zealand|Josephpriest]], to the metropolitanate of New Zealandserve... While some letters were exchanged and published through the Archdiocese-owned Greek newspaper, ''To Vema'', the elevation of Metropolitan Joseph remains in effect and unchangedaround 19xx.-->

==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 communities across dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australiaand Western Australia (11 parishes and missions)* Mitred Archpriest [[Nikita Chemodakov]], 4 in dean of New ZealandSouth Wales and Australian Capital Territory (11 parishes and missions)* Archpriest [[Gabriel Makarov]], dean of Queensland (6 parishes and 6 missions)* Archpriest [[monasticism|monasteriesVladimir Boikov]] , dean of New Zealand (4 parishes and missions)* Priest [[sketePaul (Kang)]]s, all in Australiahead of the Korean Orthodox Mission (1 parish). There is also one mission-church * Parishes in Korea.Indonesia (~7 parishes and 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.**Archpriest John Stukacz, dean of New South Wales Bishop [[George (10 parishesSchaefer)**Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand Canberra|George (4 parishesSchaefer)**Archpriest Michael Protopopov]], dean Bishop of VictoriaCanberra, Tasmania, South Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in KoreaNew Zealand.

[[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, 19??1948-1955.

* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 19??1955-1971.* Bishop [[Anthony (Medvedev) of San Francisco|Anthony of Melbourne]], 1956-1968* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1967-1976.* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 19??1970-1980.* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Archbishop 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.

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