Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines
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 | Metr. Abp. 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, Byzantine, Russian & Znammeny Chant; Russian & Western Choral |
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, after being moribund for quite a number of years, finally became defunct in the year 2000.
This article forms part of the series Orthodoxy in Australasia | |
History | |
Orthodoxy in Australia Timeline Orthodoxy in New Zealand Timeline Antiochian Orthodox Gk Orthodox Archd. of ANZ | |
Jurisdictions | |
GOA Aus - Abp Makarios Antiochian - Metr. Basilios ROCOR - Bp George Serbian - Bp Siluan Romanian - Bp Michael GOM NZ - Met Myron | |
Pan-Orthodox Synaxes | |
Episcopal Assembly of Oceania SCCOCA | |
Institutions | |
Antiochian Orthodox Greek Orthodox (Aus) | |
Notable Monasteries | |
Complete List | |
St Anna Holy Cross Gorgoepikoos O.L. of Kazan Presentation |
Proph. Elias St John Mtn Pantanassa St Sava (Elaine) Transfiguration Archangels, NZ |
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The Episcopacy
Current Episcopacy
- Metropolitan Archbishop Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand.
- The Dean of New Zealand is Archpriest Jack Witbrock.
- Dean of Clergy for the Archdiocese is Archpriest George Nasr.
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.