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{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}From the first [[Divine Liturgy]] celebrated at Kirribilli Point (Sydney) in 1820, New Zealand's first [[priest]] in 1910, Australia's first Exarch in 1913, and Australia and New Zealand's first [[bishop]] in 1924, right to the present day, '''Orthodoxy in Australasia''' has a short history that is extremely undocumented and, therefore, largely unseen. This article seeks to be a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history and state of [[Orthodox Christianity]] in Australia, New Zealand, and (God willing) in Oceania.
==People=====Current Hierarchs=Sub-series==*Metropolitan [[Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of New Zealand]] (Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of New Zealand)*Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney]], Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR [[Archbishop]] of Australia and New Zealand)*Bishop [[Milutin (Knezevic) of Orthodoxy in Australia and New Zealand]] (Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand)*Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand]] (Antiochian Orthodox Archbishop of Australia and Orthodoxy in New Zealand)*Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia]] (Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia)**Bishop [[Ezekiel of Dervis]], [[auxiliary bishop|auxiliary]] to Archbishop Stylianos in Melbourne.**Bishop [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias]], auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos in Sydney.**Bishop [[Nikandros (Palyvos) of Dorileou]], auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in South Australia|Adelaide]] and for [[List of parishes in Western Australia|Perth]].
===Other major figures=History==*[[Bishop]] [[Nektarios (Kellis) of Madagascar]], Former priest at the Holy Monastery of St Nektarios, Adelaide; then [[missionary]] to Madagascar, and first bishop thereof.*[[Archimandrite]] [[Nabil (Kachab)]], Vicar-General of the [[Antiochian Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]] since 2003.*Archimandrite [[Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)]], former Vicar-General of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]], [[abbot]] of The forerunner to the [[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of Pantanassa]].*Archimandrite [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], former lecturer at [[St Andrew's present Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]], now serving in Kenya.*V. Rev. Fr [[Nicholas Shehadie]], [[Exarch]] to Australia of the [[Church of Antioch]].*V. Rev. Fr [[Michael Shehadie]], second priest of St George, Sydney.*V. Rev. Fr [[Malatius Hussney]], second Antiochian exarch of Australia.*Rev. Fr [[Dimitri Tsakas]], Archdiocesan Vicar-General of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of [[List of parishes structures in Queensland|Queensland]] and New Guinea, [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].(''Only major figures with articles are listed'') ===Previous Ruling Bishops===[[List of bishops in Australasia]] (includes auxiliary bishops)*Metropolitan [[Christoforos (Knitis) of Samos|Christoforos (Knitis) of Australia and New Zealand]], GOA. 1924-1929.*Metropolitan [[Timotheos (Evangelinidis) of Rhodes|Timotheos (Evangelinidis) of Australia and New Zealand]], GOA. 1931-1947.*Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, ROCOR. 1948-1955.*Metropolitan [[Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia and New Zealand]], GOA. 1947-1958.*Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, ROCOR. 1955?-1971.*Archbishop [[Ezekiel (Tsoukalas) of Pisidia|Ezekiel (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia]], GOA. 1959-1974.*Bishop Panteleimon of Theoupolis, GOA. Exarch 1974-5 (?).*Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney]], ROCOR. 1970-1980.*Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Sydney, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, ROCOR. 1980-1995.*Archbishop [[Gibran (Rimlawi) of Australia and New Zealand]], AOCA. 1969-1999.*Metropolitan [[Dionysios (Psiahas) of Proussa|Dionysios (Psiahas) of New Zealand]], GOA. 1970-2003.*Metropolitan [[Joseph (Harkiolakis) History of New ZealandAntiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]], GOA. 2003-2005.
==Canonical Jurisdictions==
===With Local Bishop===
*[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand]]
*[[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] - [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Church of Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church]] [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|in Australia and New Zealand]] and [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Diocese Metropolitanate of Australia Australian and New Zealand - New Gracanica Metropolitanate]] (the sole bishop, of the New Gracanica diocese, also administers the patriarchal diocese)
===Without Local Bishop===
*[[Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia|Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|Australia]]. There is one parish in [http://www.pageone.net.au/%7Erilski/index.htm Sydney], one in [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=26 Melbourne] and one in [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=27 Adelaide].
*[[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]]; with one parish each in Sydney, Newcastle and Melbourne.*[httphttps://www.htocmukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.org/ Melbournecom Orthodox Church of Ukraine - Former 'Kyivan Patriarchate'].*: Part of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America]] - [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)– Kyiv Patriarchate|Parishes in AustraliaOrthodox Church of Ukraine]]; , with one parish 5 parishes in Sydney , Newcastle, Adelaide and one parish in Brisbane.*[[Church With the Decision of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople 11/10/18 starting from Patriarch Philaret and Metropolitan Makary all anathemas, defrokments & excommunication were uplifted and all clergy under them restored to canonical status. On the 15/12/2018 the new head of the church Metropolitan Epiphanios was elected by the united Sobor of Poland|Polish Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]] - began at [[Timeline bishops assembly. Autocephaly and Tomos to the Ukrainian church was officially handed to the Metropolitan of Orthodoxy in Australia|1971 schism]] Kyiv and all Ukraine Epiphanios on January 6th 2019 in ROCORConstantinople by the Ecumenical Patriarch.*[[Church Consistory of Romania|Romanian the Ukrainian Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia and New Zealand]]; (under Constantinople), with five 10 parishes and missions in Australia Melbourne, Geelong, Newborough, Sydney, Schofields, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth (in addition to one in Auckland, New Zealand. ==Organizations and Institutions=====Pan-Jurisdictional===*[[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches of Australia]]).
===Archdiocesan Institutions and PublicationsOriental Orthodox jurisdictions==={{oriental}}*[[Voice Church of Orthodoxy]], official publication of the Greek India|Indian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.*[[To VemaChurch]], official newspaper of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.*[[St Basil's Homes (Australia)Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|St Basil's Homes]] and Aged Care Services.*[[Estia Foundation of in Australia]].*; with one [[Missionary Association of the Ascension of our Lordparish]]each in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
===Theological Institutions and ProgramsWith an irregular status===*[[St Andrew's Greek Macedonian Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Diocese of Australia)|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological Collegeand New Zealand]]*: As part of the [[Melbourne Institute of Macedonian Orthodox Christian StudiesChurch]], this is not in full communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches, and is headed by His Grace Petar, Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand.*[[St Paul's Theological Course Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of StudiesAmerica and Australia]]: Formed out of a schism with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia with the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA). This entity is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. The parishes affiliated with the 'Greek Orthodox Communities of South Australia' (GOCSA) are in this church.
==People=Ecclesiastical Music====Current Hierarchs===*His Eminence [[Makarios (Griniezakis) of Australia|Makarios]], Archbishop of Australia (Greek Orthodox).**His Grace [[Ezekiel of Dervis]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne]].**His Grace [[Association Iakovos (Tsigounis) of Friends Militoupolis]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of Byzantine Ecclesiastical Music parishes in Queensland|Queensland]].*His Eminence [[Basilios (Kodseie) of South Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines|Basilios]], Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[School Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion]], Metropolitan of New York and First Hierarch of ROCOR, and Archbishop of Byzantine Music Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR).**His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George]], vicar bishop to Metropolitan Hilarion in Australiaand New Zealand.*His Grace [[Mihail (Filimon)of Australia and New Zealand|School Mihail]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Myron (Ktistakis) of Byzantine MusicNew Zealand|Myron]], under the auspices Metropolitan of St Andrew's New Zealand (Greek Orthodox Theological College).*His Grace [[Siluan (Mrakic) of Australia and New Zealand|Irinej]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).
==MonasteriesOrganizations and Institutions==*[[Monastery of St Andrew the First===Pan-called (Miramar, New Zealand)|Holy Monastery of St Andrew the First-called]] (GO-NZ, male); ''Metropolitan [[Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of New Zealand|Amphilochios of New Zealand]]''*[[St. Anna Convent (Preston, Victoria)|Holy Monastery of St Anna]] (AOCA, female)*[[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, South Australia)|Holy Monastery of Prophet Elias]] (ROCOR, male); ''Hieromonk Benjamin''.*[[Monastery of St. George (Winmalee, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of St. George]] (GOA, male); ''Archimandrite [[Kyriakos (Stavronikiotis)|Kyriakos]]''.*[[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Victoria)|Holy Monastery of Gorgoepikoos]] (GOA, female); ''Abbess Kallistheni''.*[[Monastery of the Holy Cross (Mangrove, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross]] (GOA, female); ''Abbess Philothei''.*[[Monastery of the Holy Trinity (Monkerai, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity]], (ROCOR, male); ''Hieromonk [[John (McPherson)|John]]''*[[St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St. John the Baptist Skete]] (ROCOR, male); ''Hieromonk [[Joachim (Ross)|Joachim]]''.*[[Monastery of St. John of the Mountain (Forrestfield, Western Australia)|Holy Monastery of St. John of the Mountain]] (GOA, male); ''Hieromonk [[Evagrius (Simonopetritis)|Evagrius]]''.Jurisdictional===*[[Monastery Episcopal Assembly of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of Our Lady of KazanOceania]] (ROCOR, female); ''Abbess Evpraksia''*[[Monastery of Archangel Michael (Marrickville, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of the Archangel MichaelEastern Hierarchs]] (ROCOR, male); ''Hieromonk [[Kosmas (Vasilopoulos)|Kosmas]]''.*[[Skete of the Nativity Standing Conference of the Theotokos (Inglewood, South Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia)|Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos]] (SOC, female); ''Igumanija Anastasija''.*[[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of Pantanassa]] (GOA, male); ''Archimandrite [[Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)|Stephanos]]''.*[[St. Petroc Monastery (Cascades, Tasmania)|St. Petroc Monastery]] (ROCOR, male, [[Western Rite|WR]]); ''Hieromonk [[Michael (Mansbridge-Wood)|Michael]]''.*[[Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God (Bungarby, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God]] (ROCOR, female); ''Abbess [[Anna (Karipoff)|Anna]]''.*[[Monastery of New Kalenic (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)|Monastery of St Sava (New Kalenic)]], Canberra (SOC, male); ''Bishop [[Milutin (Knezevic) of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin]]''*[[Monastery of St Sava (Elaine, Victoria)|Monastery of St Sava]], Melbourne (SOC, male); ''Iguman Teodor''.*[[Monastery of Holy Transfiguration (Bombala, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration]] (ROCOR, male); ''Archimandrite [[Alexis (Rosentool)|Alexis]]''.{{AustralianMonasteries}}
==Lists==
*[[List_of_Western-Rite_parishes_in_Australasia|Parishes in Australasia celebrating the Western Rite]]
{{Parishes of Australasia and Oceania}}
*[http://www.rocor.org.au Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]
*[http://www.soc.org.au Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand] (in Serbian)
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.com Orthodox Church in Ukraine in Australia]
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