Orthodoxy in New Zealand

This article forms part of the series Orthodoxy in New Zealand

History

Orthodoxy in NZ - Timeline Antiochian Orthodox Gk Orthodox Archd. of ANZ

Jurisdictions

Greek - Met Amphilochios Antiochian - Apr Jack Witbrock ROCOR - Apr Vladimir Boikov Serbian - Apr Velibor Bojičić Romanian - Bp Mihail

Institutions

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Monasteries

Holy Archangels

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Orthodoxy in New Zealand, beginning in 1910, has had a short history, but a very productive one. This article seeks to be a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history, state and future of Orthodox Christianity in New Zealand.

History

• Timeline of Orthodoxy in New Zealand
• History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia

Jurisdictions

With local bishop

• Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand, headed by His Eminence Amphilochios, Metropolitan of New Zealand.

Without local bishop

• Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of New Zealand, headed by Dean V Rev Archp Fr Jack Witbrock, under the omophorion of His Eminence Paul, Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand.
• Romanian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand; with five parishes in Australia and one in New Zealand.
• Serbian Orthodox Church of Australia and New Zealand and Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand - New Gracanica Metropolitanate, headed by His Grace Milutin, Bishop of Australia and New Zealand.

With an irregular status

• Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand: As part of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, this diocese is not in full communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. This diocese, headed by His Grace Metropolitan Petar, Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand, has no churches or parishes in New Zealand.

Major figures

• Archimandrite Antonious (Mobayed), exarch of the Church of Antioch to the Church of Russia, then first parish priest and exarch in Melbourne, Australia.
• Archimandrite Nicholas (Manovitch), first priest in New Zealand.
• V. Rev. Fr Nicholas Shehadie, first exarch in Australia of the Church of Antioch.
• V. Rev. Fr Jack Witbrock, archpriest and dean of the Deanery of New Zealand, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese
• V. Rev. Fr Ilyan Eades, archpriest in the Deanery of New Zealand, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese.
• Rev. Fr Ian Nield, priest in the Deanery of New Zealand, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese.

(Only major figures with articles are listed)

Lists

• Parishes in Australasia celebrating the Western Rite
• Complete list of bishops in Australasia, past and present (includes auxiliary bishops).

Parishes in Australasia and Oceania

States and Territories of Australia Australian Capital Territory | New South Wales | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia Islands and Territories of New Zealand North Island | South Island | Stewart Island | Tokelau Countries in Melanesia East Timor | Fiji | New Caledonia | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Vanuatu Countries in Micronesia Guam | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Federated States of Micronesia | Nauru | Northern Mariana Islands | Palau Countries in Polynesia American Samoa | Cook Islands | French Polynesia | Niue | Pitcairn | Samoa | Tonga | Tuvalu | Wallis and Futuna Islands

See also

• Orthodoxy in Australasia
• Orthodoxy in Australia
• Orthodoxy in America
• Orthodoxy in Japan

External links

• Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand
  • Deanery of New Zealand
• Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand
• Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
• Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand (in Serbian)