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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, the Philippines|
language=Arabic, English, Filipino (others as needed)|
music=[[Byzantine Chant|Byzantine]], [[Russian Chant|Russian]] & [[Znamenny Chant|Znamenny]] Chant|calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]], [[Julian Calendar]] (depending on parishnormatively)|
population=43,500 to 123,000|
website=[http://www.antiochianarchantiochian.org.au Antiochian Archdiocese]
}}
The '''Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines''', with headquarters in Sydney, is an [[archdiocese]] of the [[Church of Antioch]]. Its current Since 2017, the Archdiocese has been led by Metropolitan [[primate]] is His Eminence [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul Basilios (SalibaKodseie)]], [[Metropolitan Archbishop]] of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines.
==History==
:''Expanded in: [[History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]]''
The first wave of Syrian (now Lebanese) immigration was in the 1880-1890s, where work was found in hawking and peddling goods in the country areas of the eastern states of Australia. The first places of worship were in Sydney and Melbourne, with a Greek -speaking priest who also spoke Arabic and, sometimes, Russian. The Antiochian Orthodox faithful took part in the construction of both Holy Trinity, Sydney, and Holy Annunciation, Melbourne.
Due to the problems concerning the election of an Arab Patriarch of Antioch in 1899 and the decision of the [[Church of Constantinople]] to appropriate jurisdiction of parishes in the diaspora to the [[Church of Greece]] with the sole use of Ecclesiastical Greek, these churches were effectively closed off from the Arab Orthodox, aside from the sacraments. However, these faithful would not be denied Orthodoxy in their language and culture, and founded three Antiochian Orthodox churches in Australasia: St George, Sydney (founded by Fr [[Nicholas Shehadie]], exarch); St Nicholas, Melbourne (founded by Archim. [[Antonious (Mobayed)|Antonious]]); and St Michael, Dunedin (founded by Hmk [[Nicholas (Manovitch)|Nicholas]]. These churches, founded in the 1920s and 1930s, continued to be the only Antiochian Orthodox parishes in Australasia through the period of the Exarchate.
In 1999, Bp Gibran reposed. The Holy Synod of Antioch, having raised Australia and New Zealand to an Archdiocese, consecrated Archim. Paul (Saliba), the Antiochian Orthodox parish priest of St. George Church in Washington DC, as the Metropolitan Archbishop of the new Archdiocese. His tenure has seen a rapid growth of parishes, clergy and the use of English in the Divine Liturgy of Antiochian Orthodox parishes.
From ten parishes at his enthronement in late 1999, the total at the end of eight years of Met. Abp Paul's tenure, at the close of 2007, stands at approximately 34 parishes or missions and 1 monastery, including three English-language parishes in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast, served by 42 clergymen, including two university universities [[chaplain]]s in Melbourne and the first Orthodox military chaplain in Australia.
In 2008, a "historic moment in the history of...the Archdiocese" occurred, with the Archdiocese accepting two denominations in the Philippines, including over 30 religious leaders and 32 churches with ~6000 adherents, forming two vicariates a large number of converts in the Philippines (based in Davao and Manila, one for each former denomination). This event was especially marked by a change in the name of the Archdiocese to include 'Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines', with Met. Abp Paul as primate of all three [http://www.antiochianarch.org.au/NewsItem.aspx?i=38]. Notably, however, the Davao Vicariate would later leave the Antiochian Archdiocese and join [[ROCOR]] as [[Western Rite]] parishes.
In July 2017, Metropolitan Paul reposed. Archimandrite Basilios (Kodseie) was appointed as Patriarchal Vicar before being elected Metropolitan of the Archdiocese on 4 October[http://antiochian.org/axios-axios-holy-synod-antioch-elects-two-new-metropolitans], being subsequently consecrated and enthroned.
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==Organisation==
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 Philippines. There are 25 23 [[parish]]es and missions across Australia, 8 6 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand and 32 parishes and a number of missions in the Philippines; the Archdiocese estimates (2005) indicate ~37,490 active congregants in Australia and New Zealand, there are ~3,000 adherants in the Philippines, while the Prime Minister's estimate (2007) is that there are ~120,000 Antiochian Orthodox adherants in Australia.
The Archdiocese also has one female monastery of [[dedicated to St. Anna Convent (Preston, Victoria)|St Anna]] Michael in VictoriaGoulburn, co-founded the multi-jurisdictional [[Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies]] and runs the [[St. Paul's Theological Course of Studies|St Paul's Theological Course of Studies]]. Many students of theology have been sponsored by the Archdiocese NSW (with a chapel dedicated to study at Balamand University, at [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New YorkAnna)|St Vladimir's Seminary]], USA, or through the St Stephen's Course of Studies in Orthodox Theology via the [[Antiochian House of Studies]].
Many students of theology have been sponsored by the Archdiocese to study at Balamand University, at [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St Vladimir's Seminary]], USA, or through the St Stephen's Course of Studies in Orthodox Theology via the [[Antiochian House of Studies]]. The Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia (as it was then called) was a founding member of the [[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia]] which, according to and the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese, was moribund for a number of years before becoming defunct in 2000. The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and , New Zealand (as it was then called) was and the Philippines is now a founding member part of the [[Eastern Hierarchs]], believing it to be an organisation working towards spreading the love Episcopal Assembly of God throughout the whole mystery of His Church. It was part of the Oceania|Episcopal Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Oceania ]] that first met in 2010 in response to the Chambesy meeting.
==Administration==
===Current===
===Hierarch===* His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul Basilios (SalibaKodseie) of Australia and , New Zealand|Paul (Saliba)and the Philippines]] of Australia and New Zealand.===Deans===**Vicar-General of Archdiocese, Dean of CathedralSydney: Right Reverend [[Archimandrite]] [[Nabil (Kachab)]].**Dean of AustraliaMelbourne: [[Archpriest ]] [[George Nasr]].**[[Deanery of New Zealand (Antiochian)|Dean of New Zealand]]: [[Archpriest]] [[Jack Witbrock]]Very Reverend Priest George Bosauder.**Vicar of Manila: Archpriest Pascualito Monsato
===Bishops of Australia and New Zealand===
* Bishop [[Gibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran (Ramlawey)]], Patriarchal Vicar of Australia and New Zealand, 1969-1999.
* Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul (Saliba)]], Primate 1999-2017.* Metropolitan [[Basilios (Kodseie) of Australia and , New Zealandand the Philippines|Basilios (Kodseie)]], 19992017-present.
==See Also==
==External links==
* [http://www.antiochianarchantiochian.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]