music=[[Byzantine Chant]]|

calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|

website=[http://www.imnz.org.nz Greek Metropolis]

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== History ==

In 1924, the jurisdiction of New Zealand was transferred to the [[Church of Constantinople]], who sent Christoforos to be the first metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand. He served until 1929 when he returned to Samos, his homeland. The next metropolitan was Timotheos, and he arrived in 26 January, 1932, serving until he was elected metropolitan of Rhodes in 1947. He was replaced by Theophylactos, who served until his death in a car crash on 2 August, 1958. Ezekiel, then assistant bishop of America, was elected metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand in February 1959, and arrived on 2 April 1959.