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On 1 September of that year, the [[Metropolis]] of Australia and New Zealand was elevated to [[Archdiocese]], and Ezekiel to Archbishop. Later, in 1970, the Holy Synod of the [[Church of Constantinople]] separated New Zealand from Australia, leaving the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and the [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand]]. In 1974 Ezekiel was promoted to the Metropolis of Pisidia, and the current Archbishop, [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos (Harkianakis)]], was elected on 13 February 1974 and enthroned on 26 April, 1975.
In 1979, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia was a founding member of the [[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia]], with its archbishop being made permanent chairman of SCCOCA.
[[Image:Logo of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.jpg|thumb|left|Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]
==Ecclesiastical Organisation==
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is treated as one single archdiocese with five archdiocesan districts: [[List of parishes in New South Wales|New South Wales]] and the [[List of parishes in the Australian Capital Territory|Australian Capital Territory]]; [[List of parishes in Victoria|Victoria]] and [[List of parishes in Tasmania|Tasmania]]; [[List of parishes in South Australia|South Australia]] and the [[List of parishes in the Northern Territory|Northern Territory]]; [[List of parishes in Queensland|Queensland]] and New Guinea; and [[List of parishes in Western Australia|Western Australia]]. To assist the archbishop, he has a number of assistant bishops - currently three, but in previous times as many as five, - overseeing the 118 [[parish]]es and communities across Australia.
The Archdiocese also includes 6 [[monasticism|monasteries]]. The largest male monastery is the Holy [[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)|Monastery of Pantanassa]] on the Central Coast of New South Wales, and the largest female monastery is the Holy [[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Australia)|Monastery of Gorgoepikoos]] in Geelong, Victoria.
==Organisations of the Archdiocese==
The Archdiocese has numerous successful organisations under its wings. Each of these organisations and schools have been built by donations of the faithful and by contributions by the Australian government.
===Educational Institutions===