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==Local Bishops==
*1924 Mar 7: Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Australia and New Zealand established by Ecumenical Patriarchate.
::Jul 8: Greek Orthodox Metropolitan [[Christoforos (Knitis) of SamosAustralia and New Zealand|Christoforos (Knitis)]] of Australia and New Zealand arrives.
*1925: First Russian church acquired in Brisbane. Was dedicated to St Nicholas.
*1929: Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Christoforos (Knitis) exiled returns to Samos.
*1931 Sep 18: [[Timotheos (Evangelinides) of Rhodes|Timotheos (Evangelinides)]] elected Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand by Ecumenical Patriarchate.
*1932 Jul 26: Metropolitan Timotheos (Evangelinides) arrives in Australia.
*1934 May 15: Antiochian Orthodox Exarch Father Nicholas Shehadie (Antiochian) passes away from asthma. Funeral at St George Redfern is presided over by Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Timotheos. *1935 Father Nicholas' son [[Michael Shehadie|Michael ]] is ordained deacon , then priest , on behalf of the Patriarch of Antioch , by Metropolitan Timotheos.
*1930s First Russian Orthodox priest in Sydney, Father Methodious, resides with Antiochian Orthodox family of Anis and Aman Birbara. Until the purchase of a house in Moore Park, and its conversion into a church, Archimandrite Methodious held all his Sydney services at the Antiochian Orthodox church of St George Redfern.
*1947 Apr 22: Archimandrite [[Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia and New Zealand|Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos)]] elected Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand by Ecumenical Patriarchate.
:::First Ukrainian Orthodox services held in Canberra by Fr A. Theodorovych.
*1949: First [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox]] services held by Fr Sv. Sekulic.
*1950: First [[Church of Bulgaria|Bulgarian Orthodox]] parish in Melbourne.*1952: First [[Church of Estonia|Estonian Orthodox]] parish established by Fr D. Juurma.*1955/56: Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava]] becomes Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR). *1958 Aug 2: Metropolitan Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos) killed in car accident in Melbourne.
*1959 Apr 27: Greek Orthodox Metropolitan [[Ezekiel (Tsoukalas) of Pisidia|Ezekiel (Tsoukalas)]] of Australia and New Zealand arrives in Australia.
::Sep 1: The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Australia and New Zealand becomes the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand, and Metropolitan Ezekiel becomes Archbishop.