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V Rev Protopresbyter '''Mitko Machevski''' is the [[parish]] [[priest]] of Saint Nicholas Church Bankstown, NSW, Australia, which is a parish of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and New Zealand, and All Oceania]] that follows the [[Old Calendar]] and uses [[Church Slavonic]].
==Biography==
His initial period as priest at Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown, was succesful, in part because Bishop Gibran encouraged the parish to continue to follow the Old Calendar and use Slavonic in services. With the appointment of Bishop Gibran's successor, [[Metropolitan Archbishop]] [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul]], he was confirmed as permanent parish priest, still serving in an honorary capacity.
In 2001, he was elevated to [[protopresbyter]] by Met. Abp Paul and the Bankstown parish was accepted into the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and New Zealand, and All Oceania]]. In 2004, following encouragement from Met Abp Paul, the parish purchased the land on which the church was built from the NSW government.
Following purchase of the church property, Fr Mitko obtained part time secular employment again, while continuing as parish priest of Saint Nicholas, Bankstown.
:''I am Orthodox for religious reasons, not nationalistic ones. Antioch is not a nationalistic Church. Antioch is happy to allow the full diversity of languages, and usages, including the two calendars. I can be more Orthodox in Antioch than elsewhere.''
==External linklinks==*[http://www.antiochian.org.au Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and New Zealand, and All Oceania]
*[http://www.antiochian.org.au/SaintNicholasBankstown Saint Nicholas Church Bankstown]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]
[[Category:Priests]]