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 | 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 | 37,525 (est.) |
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 23 parishes and missions across Australia, 7 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand, and the Archdiocese also has one female monastery of St Anna in Victoria, and runs the Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies, with the collaboration of the ROCOR Dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia and the priest of the Moscow Patriarchate parish in Melbourne. The Institute does not intend to present itself as another theological college for priests, but rather where Orthodox in Melbourne can gain some education in their faith.
The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand was also a founding member of SCCOCA, although SCCOCA has been completely inactive for many years.
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.
Primates in Australia and New Zealand
- Archbishop Gibran (Ramlaoui) of Australia and New Zealand, 1969-1999.
- Metropolitan Archbishop Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand, 1999-present.