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The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese is treated as one single archdiocese spanning two countries, with the Archbishop in Australia and a Deanery for New Zealand.  There are 25 [[parish]]es and missions across Australia, 8 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand, and approximately 37,500 [[faithful]] in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand.  The Archdiocese also has one female monastery of [[Monastery of St Anna (Preston, Australia)|St Anna]] in Victoria, and runs the [[Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies]].
 
The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese is treated as one single archdiocese spanning two countries, with the Archbishop in Australia and a Deanery for New Zealand.  There are 25 [[parish]]es and missions across Australia, 8 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand, and approximately 37,500 [[faithful]] in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand.  The Archdiocese also has one female monastery of [[Monastery of St Anna (Preston, Australia)|St Anna]] in Victoria, and runs the [[Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies]].
  
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The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand was also a founding member of [[SCCOCA]] (currently dormant).
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The Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia was a founding member of [[SCCOCA]]. The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand believes this organisation became defunct in the year 2000.
  
 
Parishes and missions, and dates of foundation (where known):
 
Parishes and missions, and dates of foundation (where known):

Revision as of 09:11, February 7, 2006

The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand, headquartered in Sydney, is an archdiocese of the Church of Antioch. Its current primate is His Eminence Paul (Saliba), Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand.

Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand
Jurisdiction Antioch
Diocese type Archdiocese
Founded 1969
Current bishop Metropolitan Archbishop Paul
See(s) Sydney
Headquarters Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Territory Australia, New Zealand, and Dependencies
Liturgical language(s) Arabic, English, Greek, Macedonian, Moldovan, Romanian, Russian, Slavonic
Musical tradition Bulgarian Chant, Byzantine Chant, Russian Chant, Russian Choral, Western Choral, Znammeny Chant
Calendar Revised Julian and Julian Calendar (depending on parish)
Population estimate 37,490 (2005 internal Church census)
Official website Antiochian Archdiocese


Organization

The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese is treated as one single archdiocese spanning two countries, with the Archbishop in Australia and a Deanery for New Zealand. There are 25 parishes and missions across Australia, 8 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand, and approximately 37,500 faithful in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand. The Archdiocese also has one female monastery of St Anna in Victoria, and runs the Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies.

The Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia was a founding member of SCCOCA. The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand believes this organisation became defunct in the year 2000.

Parishes and missions, and dates of foundation (where known):

* NSW

  • Buna-Vestire (Bankstown) 1999
  • Saint Elias (Wollongong) 1985
  • Saint George Cathedral (Redfern, Sydney) 1934
  • Saint Mary (Mays Hill) 1997
  • Saint Mary (Mount Pritchard ) 1999
  • Saint Michael (Sylvania) 2002
  • Saint Michael & Gabriel (West Ryde) 2001
  • Saints Peter & Paul (Rooty Hill) 2000
  • Saint Nicholas (Bankstown) 1967
  • Saint Nicholas (Mayfield) 2000
  • Saint Nicholas (Punchbowl) 1976

* Queensland

  • Saint Barnabas (Parkwood)
  • Saint Paul (Woolloongabba)

* South Australia

  • Saint Elias (West Croydon)

* Western Australia

  • Saint Anthony the Great (Perth)
  • Saint Helen (South Bunbury)

* Australian Capital Territory

  • Saint Ignatius Mission (Canberra)

* Victoria

  • Saint Nicholas (East Melbourne)
  • Saint George (Thornbury)
  • Saint Mary (Kingsville)
  • Saint Paul (Dandenong)
  • Good Shepherd (Canterbury) 2003
  • Saint Herman of Alaska (Canterbury) 1999
  • Forty Holy Martyrs (Mirboo North) 2005
  • Saint Anna Monastery (Preston) 1995

* New Zealand

  • Saint George Auckland 2001
  • Wellington Mission 2001
  • Saints Simon & Jude Canterbury 2003
  • Christchurch Mission
  • Saint Gregory of Nyssa & Saint Marina 2001
  • Saint Michael Dunedin 1911
  • Invercargill Mission 2004
  • Hamilton Mission 2005


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The Episcopacy

Current Episcopacy

  • Metropolitan Archbishop Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand.

Primates in Australia and New Zealand

  • Archbishop Gibran (Rimlawi) Bishop of Australia and New Zealand, 1969-1999.
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Paul (Saliba) Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, 1999-present.

External links

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