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{{diocese|
name=Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and New Zealand, and All Oceania|
jurisdiction=[[Church of Antioch|Antioch]]|
type=[[Archdiocese]]|
founded=1969|
bishop=Metr. Abp. [[Paul Basilios (SalibaKodseie) of Australia and , New Zealand|Pauland the Philippines]]|
see=Sydney|
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|
territory=Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceaniathe Philippines|language=Arabic, Belarus, Bulgarian, English, Filipino, French, German, Greek (church), Greek (modern), Macedonian, Moldovan, Persian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slavonic (Churchothers as needed), Ukrainian|music=[[Bulgarian Chant|Bulgarian]], [[Byzantine Chant|Byzantine]], [[Russian Chant|Russian]] & [[Znamenny Chant|Znamenny]] Chant; Russian & Western Choral|calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]] and [[Julian Calendar]] (depending on parishnormatively)|population=743,525 ([[Statistics of Orthodoxy in Australia|Defective]] [http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Federal Census 2001]); 37500 to 123,490 (2005 internal Archdiocesan census of active congregants)000|
website=[http://www.antiochian.org.au Antiochian Archdiocese]
}}
The '''Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceaniathe Philippines''', with headquarters in Sydney, is an [[archdiocese]] of the [[Church of Antioch]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Eminence Since 2017, the Archdiocese has been led by Metropolitan [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul Basilios (SalibaKodseie)]], [[Metropolitan Archbishop]] of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania.
==History==
The late 1980s saw some growth in parishes. In 19131985, Father [[Nicholas Shehadie]] a parish was sent to Australia as Exarch to determine created in Mays Hill, NSW; 1989 saw the extent of the problem and to find possible solutions. While this was intended to be temporary, World War I intervened preventing Father Nicholas from returning to Lebanon where his family resided. Hencefirst parish committee for a church in Brisbane, his stay became permanentQld. He realised The mid-1990s saw the need for first instance of growth by group conversion as a church for result of the Anglican Church of Australia's decision to ordain females, which gave the Antiochian OrthodoxDiocese four parishes, a monastery and determined five priests, mostly parish priests who were assigned to build it. Divine Liturgy was held in parishioners' homes until pastor the flock that timethey had guided into Orthodoxy.
In 1999, Bp Gibran reposed. The State Government leased a block Holy Synod of land Antioch, having raised Australia and New Zealand to an Archdiocese, consecrated Archim. Paul (Saliba), the Antiochian Orthodox parish priest of St. George Church on in Washington DC, as the corner Metropolitan Archbishop of Walker and Redfern Streets Redfernthe new Archdiocese. The first Antiochian Orthodox church was built there His tenure has seen a rapid growth of parishes, clergy and placed under the patronage use of English in the Divine Liturgy of Saint GeorgeAntiochian Orthodox parishes.
In 19532008, V Rev [[Malatius Hussney (Sydney)|Malatius Hussney]] was appointed Patriarchal Exarch and rector a "historic moment in the history of St George. During his time as rector, the foundation stone for ..the new church was laidArchdiocese" occurred, with the first services Archdiocese accepting a large number of converts in 1954the Philippines (based in Davao and Manila). He This event was succeeded especially marked by Archim. [[Anthony Woolf]]a change in the name of the Archdiocese to include 'Australia, who was Patriarchal Exarch New Zealand and rector 1957-61the Philippines'.
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==Recent HistoryOrganisation==*Recent news The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese is a single archdiocese spanning a number of countries. The Archbishop resides in Australia, and there is a Deanery for New Zealand and a Vicariate in the Archdiocese can be found Philippines. There are 23 [[http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/category/2/3/parish]]es and missions across Australia, 6/ here]parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand and a number of missions in the Philippines.
The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese Diocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania, Australasia (as it was then called) was a founding member of the [[Eastern HierarchsStanding Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia]]. The , and the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese believes this of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines is now a friendly, effective organisation, working for part of the love [[Episcopal Assembly of Oceania|Episcopal Assembly of God spreading throughout Orthodox Bishops in Oceania]] that first met in 2010 in response to the whole mystery of His ChurchChambesy meeting.
== The Episcopacy Administration=====Current Episcopacy======Hierarch===* His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul Basilios (SalibaKodseie) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul (Saliba)]] of Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania.**[[Deanery of New Zealand (Antiochian)|Dean of New Zealandthe Philippines]] is [[Archpriest]] [[Jack Witbrock]].===Deans===**Vicar-General and Dean of the Cathedral is Sydney: Right Reverend [[Archimandrite]] [[Nabil (Kachab)]].**Dean of Clergy for the Archdiocese is Melbourne: [[Archpriest ]] [[George Nasr]].*Dean of New Zealand: Very Reverend Priest George Bosauder.
===Primates in Bishops of Australia and New Zealand===* Bishop [[Gibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran (Ramlawey)]], Bishop Patriarchal Vicar of Australia and New Zealand, 1969-1999.* Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul (Saliba)]] , 1999-2017.* Metropolitan [[Basilios (Kodseie) of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceaniathe Philippines|Basilios (Kodseie)]], 19992017-present.
== See Also ==* [[Antiochian parishes Orthodoxy in AustralasiaAustralia]]*[[Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]*[[Orthodoxy in the Philippines]]
* [http://www.antiochian.org.au Official website of the Archdiocese]
* [http://www.antiochian.org.nz Official website of the New Zealand Deanery]
* [http://www.antiochpat.org Official website of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch]
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