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| − | *[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia]]: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Fr. Nicolas Mansour (Dean), legate of [[Bishop]] [[Gibran (Rimlawi) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran]]. | + | *[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia]]: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Fr. [[Nicolas Mansour]] (Dean), legate of [[Bishop]] [[Gibran (Rimlawi) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran]]. |
*[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]: delegation consisting of Archbishop Stylianos, [[Archimandrite]] [[Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)|Stephanos]] (vicar-general of the archdiocese), and Mr James Samios (legal counsel and director of public relations for the archdiocese). | *[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]: delegation consisting of Archbishop Stylianos, [[Archimandrite]] [[Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)|Stephanos]] (vicar-general of the archdiocese), and Mr James Samios (legal counsel and director of public relations for the archdiocese). | ||
*[[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Romanian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Dr. [[Gabriel Popescu]]. | *[[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Romanian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Dr. [[Gabriel Popescu]]. | ||
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*[[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of Bishop [[Vasilije (Vadic) of Australia and New Zealand|Vasilije]] and Fr Milorad Loncar. | *[[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of Bishop [[Vasilije (Vadic) of Australia and New Zealand|Vasilije]] and Fr Milorad Loncar. | ||
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| − | Because of | + | ===Regarding the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]=== |
| + | Because of tensions created by the rise in ecumenism, ROCOR chose to withdraw from membership in SCCOCA<!-- in 19xx -->. | ||
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| + | ===Regarding the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]=== | ||
| + | According to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, the acceptance of schismatic Romanian communities run by defrocked priests has forced SCCOCA to exclude the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand from membership until said actions are reversed. | ||
| − | + | According to the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand, a letter from Bishop [[Seraphim (Ginis) Apollonias|Seraphim]] in April 2000 was the last correspondence out of SCCOCA, and the last activity of SCCOCA was in early 1999. | |
| − | + | ==Current Events== | |
| + | The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese considers SCCOCA to be defunct; however, according to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, SCCOCA member churches concelebrate on the Vespers of Orthodoxy and Thomas Sunday. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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The Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia (SCCOCA) was an organisation founded in 1979 under the leadership of Greek Archbishop Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia and intended to help cooperation among the Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions in Australia, under the permanent chairmanship of the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Contents
Founding members
- Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Fr. Nicolas Mansour (Dean), legate of Bishop Gibran.
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia: delegation consisting of Archbishop Stylianos, Archimandrite Stephanos (vicar-general of the archdiocese), and Mr James Samios (legal counsel and director of public relations for the archdiocese).
- Romanian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Dr. Gabriel Popescu.
- ROCOR - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand: delegation consisting of Archbishop Theodosius and Fr Nicholas Gan. (since withdrawn)
- Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand: delegation consisting of Bishop Vasilije and Fr Milorad Loncar.
Regarding the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Because of tensions created by the rise in ecumenism, ROCOR chose to withdraw from membership in SCCOCA.
Regarding the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand
According to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, the acceptance of schismatic Romanian communities run by defrocked priests has forced SCCOCA to exclude the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand from membership until said actions are reversed.
According to the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand, a letter from Bishop Seraphim in April 2000 was the last correspondence out of SCCOCA, and the last activity of SCCOCA was in early 1999.
Current Events
The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese considers SCCOCA to be defunct; however, according to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, SCCOCA member churches concelebrate on the Vespers of Orthodoxy and Thomas Sunday.
See also
External link
- History of SCCOCA from the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
