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In 1934, Exarch Nicholas Shehadie reposed, in his early 70s. Then his second son, [[Michael Shehadie|Michael]], became a priest. During the time of his presbyterate at the Church of St George, the government lease expired; Fr Michael worked with the government to find a new site and, in 1950, they were granted land at the corner of Walker and Cooper Sts, Redfern, where the church - now cathedral - stands today. However, Fr Michael would never see it built: in 1951, at 56, he reposed.
===Melbourne===
===Diocesan and Archdiocesan===
Following in the footsteps of his father and elder brother, John Shehadie became a priest. Fr John served at St George church for a short time, after which he founded St Nicholas Church, Punchbowl, following one of the first directives of Bishop Gibran. Fr John served here until his 1987 retirement.
*The [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/category/7/30/21/ History section] of the Archdiocesan website.
*[http://www.geocities.com/abuelabed007/SPAH.htm History of St Paul's Antiochian Orthodox Church]. A history of the Archdiocese in the city of Brisbane.
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==Recent History==
*Recent news of the Archdiocese can be found [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/category/2/3/6/ here].
