name=Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and New Zealand and All Oceania|

bishop=Metr. [[Paul Basilios (SalibaKodseie) of Australia and , New Zealand|Metr. Abp. Pauland the Philippines]]|

territory=Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceaniathe Philippines|language=Arabic, Belarus, Bulgarian, English, Greek (church), Greek (Modern), Macedonian, Moldovan, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slavonic Filipino (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)000|

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.

*:''Expanded in: [[ExarchHistory of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]] [http://www''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.antiochian.org.au/content/view/367/21/ Fr Nicholas Shehadie The first places of worship were in Sydney and his two sons]Melbourne, both priests. Provides with a partial history of the Archdiocese between 1913Greek-1987speaking priest who also spoke Arabic and, sometimes, Russian.* The [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/category/7/30/21/ History section] Antiochian Orthodox faithful took part in the construction of the Archdiocesan websiteboth Holy Trinity, Sydney, and Holy Annunciation, Melbourne.

==Recent History==*Recent news 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 Archdiocese can sacraments. However, these faithful would not be found denied Orthodoxy in their language and culture, and founded three Antiochian Orthodox churches in Australasia: St George, Sydney (founded by Fr [[http://wwwNicholas Shehadie]], exarch); St Nicholas, Melbourne (founded by Archim.antiochian[[Antonious (Mobayed)|Antonious]]); and St Michael, Dunedin (founded by Hmk [[Nicholas (Manovitch)|Nicholas]].org.au/content/category/2/3/6/ here] These churches, founded in the 1920s and 1930s, continued to be the only Antiochian Orthodox parishes in Australasia through the period of the Exarchate.

==Organization==The In 1969, the Church of Antioch sent Archimandrite Gibran (Ramlawey) to Australia as Patriarchal Exarch to find the best way to solve problems caused by two priests having to serve every Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese is a single archdiocese spanning a number of countries. The Archbishop resides in Australia. On his recommendations, there is a Deanery for the Diocese of Australia and New Zealandwas created, and presences in other countries of the region. There are 25 Archimandrite Gibran was elected as [[parishPatriarchal Vicar]]es and missions across Australia, 8 . Two parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand, and approximately 37were created very soon after his arrival - St Nicholas,500 faithful in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of AustraliaPunchbowl, New Zealand and All Oceania. The Archdiocese also has one female monastery NSW was created as a result of Bp [[Monastery Gibran (Ramlawey) of St Anna (Preston, Australia)and New Zealand|St AnnaGibran]] in Victoria's directive, and founded the multi-jurisdictional [[Melbourne Institute St George, Thornbury, Vic. was created as a result of tensions caused by differing waves of Orthodox Christian Studies]]immigrants.

The Antiochian Orthodox Diocese late 1980s saw some growth in parishes. In 1985, a parish was created in Mays Hill, NSW; 1989 saw the first parish committee for a church in Brisbane, Qld. The mid-1990s saw the first instance of Australasia (growth by group conversion as it was then called) was a founding member result of [[SCCOCA]]. After being moribund for quite the Anglican Church of Australia's decision to ordain females, which gave the Diocese four parishes, a number of yearsmonastery and five priests, this organisation finally became defunct in mostly parish priests who were assigned to pastor the year 2000flock that they had guided into Orthodoxy.

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 Australiaparishes, 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, New Zealandincluding three English-language parishes in Sydney, Melbourne and All Oceaniathe Gold Coast, served by 42 clergymen, was a founding member of including two universities [[Eastern Hierarchschaplain]]s in Melbourne and the first Orthodox military chaplain in Australia. In 2008, where most eastern rite jurisdictions are representeda "historic moment in the history of.. The Antiochian .the Archdiocese" occurred, with the Archdiocese believes this organisation is accepting a friendly effective organisationlarge number of converts in the Philippines (based in Davao and Manila). This event was especially marked by a change in the name of the Archdiocese to include 'Australia, working for New Zealand and the Love Philippines'. In July 2017, Metropolitan Paul reposed. Archimandrite Basilios (Kodseie) was appointed as Patriarchal Vicar before being elected Metropolitan of God spreading throughout the whole Mystery of His ChurchArchdiocese on 4 October[http://antiochian.org/axios-axios-holy-synod-antioch-elects-two-new-metropolitans], being subsequently consecrated and enthroned.

== The Episcopacy Organisation=====Current Episcopacy===* Metropolitan 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 23 [[Paul parish]]es and missions across Australia, 6 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand and a number of missions in the Philippines. The Archdiocese also has one monastery dedicated to St. Michael in Goulburn, NSW (Salibawith a chapel dedicated to St. Anna) . Many students of Australia and theology have been sponsored by the Archdiocese to study at Balamand University, at [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New ZealandYork)|Paul 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 (Salibaas it was then called)was a founding member of the [[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia]] , and the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and All the Philippines is now a part of the [[Episcopal Assembly of Oceania|Episcopal Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Oceania]] that first met in 2010 in response to the Chambesy meeting. ==Administration=====Current======Hierarch===**Dean His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan [[Basilios (Kodseie) of Australia, New Zealand is [[Archpriestand the Philippines]] 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===* Archbishop Bishop [[Gibran (RimlawiRamlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran (RimlawiRamlawey)]], 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]]

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