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This article seeks to serve as a catch-all point for the jurisdictions in Australia who are small enough to not warrant a resident bishop - both current (Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese and Moscow Patriarchal parishes) and former (Orthodox Church in America and Polish Orthodox Church Abroad).
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This article seeks to serve as a catch-all point for the jurisdictions in Australia who are small enough to not warrant a resident bishop - both current and former.
  
==Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand==
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== Current Jurisdictions ==
*Number of Parishes: 10 parishes and 2 missions, in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand.
 
*Hierarch: Metropolitan Antony (Scharba). Based in New Jersey USA.
 
*Began: 1950
 
*Consistory President: Very Rev. Michael Solomko
 
*See more information and list of parishes on [http://www.orthodox.net.au/en/orthodox-australia/ukrainian Ukrainian Consistory on Orthodox Australia and Oceania]
 
*See more information on [http://www.ec-patr.org/dioceses.php?lang=gr&id=28 Diocesan Listing on Ecumenical Patriarchate website] (including  outdated parish directory at bottom of page).
 
  
==Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the USA, Canada and Australia==
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===Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the USA, Canada and Australia===
 
*Number of Parishes: Three in Australia.
 
*Number of Parishes: Three in Australia.
 
*Hierarch: Metropolitan Joseph of the USA, Canada and Australia.
 
*Hierarch: Metropolitan Joseph of the USA, Canada and Australia.
 
*Began: First parish in 1950.
 
*Began: First parish in 1950.
 
 
#Sydney: St [[John of Rila]] Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=28][http://www.pageone.net.au/~rilski/index.htm]
 
#Sydney: St [[John of Rila]] Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=28][http://www.pageone.net.au/~rilski/index.htm]
 
#Melbourne: Sts Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=26]
 
#Melbourne: Sts Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=26]
 
#Adelaide: St Petka Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=27]
 
#Adelaide: St Petka Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=27]
  
==Moscow Patriarchate in Australia==
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===Moscow Patriarchate in Australia===
 
*Number of Parishes: Two in Australia.
 
*Number of Parishes: Two in Australia.
*Hierarch: Bishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, Head of Special Secretariat of the Patriarchal Chancellery for Administration of Patriarchal Establishments Outside the Patriarchal Territories.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxeurope.org/page/14/169.aspx]</ref>
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*Hierarch: ''unknown''
 
*Began: First parish in 1988.
 
*Began: First parish in 1988.
 
#Sydney: Holy Protection Orthodox Church, Blacktown.  Established 1988. [http://www.orthodoxy.org.au]
 
#Sydney: Holy Protection Orthodox Church, Blacktown.  Established 1988. [http://www.orthodoxy.org.au]
#Melbourne: Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Oakleigh.  Established 1989. [http://holy-trinity.org.au/?lang=en]
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#Melbourne: Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Oakleigh.  Established 1989. [http://holy-trinity.org.au/]
#Newcastle: Parish of the Theophany, Mayfield West.  Established 1996, since closed (c.2010)
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#Newcastle: Parish of the Theophany, Mayfield West.  Established 1996, since closed (c.2010) with parishioners incorporated into St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Wallsend.
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== Historical Listings ==
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===Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand===
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*Last Hierarch: Metropolitan [[Antony (Scharba) of Hierapolis]].
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*Last local administrative head: Very Rev. Michael Solomko (Consistory President)
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*Began: 1950
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*Number of Parishes at conclusion: 10 parishes and 2 missions, in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand.
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*Concluded: May 2022.  All Ukrainian Orthodox parishes in Australia were incorporated into the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]] (under Archbishop [[Makarios (Griniezakis) of Australia|Makarios]]).
  
==Orthodox Church in Ukraine in Australia==
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===Orthodox Church in Ukraine in Australia===
*Number of Parishes: 5
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*Last Hierarch: ''unknown''.
*Began: 6th January 2019
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*Last local administrative head: ''unknown''.
*Orthodox Church of Ukraine - Former 'Kyivan Patriarchate': Part of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, with 5 parishes in Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide and Brisbane.  
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*Began: January 2019 (as part of the [[Orthodox Church of Ukraine]].  (Had previously been part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyivan Patriarchate).
*With the Decision of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople 11/10/18 starting from Patriarch Philaret and Metropolitan Makary all anathemas, defrokments & excommunication were uplifted and all clergy under them restored to canonical status. On the 15/12/2018 the new head of the church Metropolitan Epiphanios was elected by the united Sobor of bishops assembly. Autocephaly and Tomos to the Ukrainian church was officially handed to the Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Epiphanios on January 6th 2019 in Constantinople by the Ecumenical Patriarch.
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*Number of Parishes at conclusion: 5, in Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide and Brisbane.
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*Concluded: May 2022.  All Ukrainian Orthodox parishes in Australia were incorporated into the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]] (under Archbishop [[Makarios (Griniezakis) of Australia|Makarios]]).
  
==Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia==
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===Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia===
 
''main article: [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)]]''
 
''main article: [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)]]''
*Number of Parishes: None.
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*Last Hierarch: Metropolitan [[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington]].
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*Last local administrative head: Archimandrite Benjamin (Garshin) (1971-1995).
 
*Began: 1971, in ROCOR schism.
 
*Began: 1971, in ROCOR schism.
#Sydney: St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown.  Parish left ROCOR for OCA in 1971, and canonically transferred to the Antiochian Archdiocese in 2001.
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*Parishes:
#Brisbane: Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Woolloongabba.  Priest left ROCOR in 1971, began a new OCA parish in 1974; parish canonically transferred to ROCOR in 2009.
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#Sydney: St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown.  Parish was a Polish Orthodox parish, which had previously joined ROCOR.  In 1971, parish left ROCOR for OCA.  In 2001, parish canonically transferred to the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines|local Antiochian Archdiocese]].
#Sydney: Australian Orthodox Fraternity of St Michael, Homebush.  Laypeople left ROCOR in 1971, and began a new OCA parish.  Parish canonically transferred to the Serbian Diocese in 2011.
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#Brisbane: Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Woolloongabba.  Priest left ROCOR in 1972 and began a new OCA parish.  In 2009, parish canonically transferred to the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|local ROCOR Diocese]].
*Ended: 2011.
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#Sydney: Australian Orthodox Fraternity of St Michael, Homebush.  Laypeople left ROCOR in 1971, and subsequently began a new OCA parish.  In 2011, parish canonically transferred to the [[Serbian Orthodox Church - Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand|local Serbian Metropolitanate]].
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*Concluded: The final OCA presence in Australia was Priest Ian Bojko, who reposed in 2013.
  
==Polish Orthodox Church in Australia==
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===Polish Orthodox Church in Australia===
*Number of Parishes: none.
 
 
*Began: 1969, with two priests who left ROCOR and were received as priests in the Polish Orthodox Church Abroad (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate).
 
*Began: 1969, with two priests who left ROCOR and were received as priests in the Polish Orthodox Church Abroad (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate).
*Ended: Uncertain; however, both priests became priests of OCA parishes.
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*Concluded: Uncertain; however, at some point during the 1970s, both priests were within the [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)|OCA]].
  
 
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This article seeks to serve as a catch-all point for the jurisdictions in Australia who are small enough to not warrant a resident bishop - both current and former.

Current Jurisdictions

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the USA, Canada and Australia

  • Number of Parishes: Three in Australia.
  • Hierarch: Metropolitan Joseph of the USA, Canada and Australia.
  • Began: First parish in 1950.
  1. Sydney: St John of Rila Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [1][2]
  2. Melbourne: Sts Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [3]
  3. Adelaide: St Petka Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [4]

Moscow Patriarchate in Australia

  • Number of Parishes: Two in Australia.
  • Hierarch: unknown
  • Began: First parish in 1988.
  1. Sydney: Holy Protection Orthodox Church, Blacktown. Established 1988. [5]
  2. Melbourne: Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Oakleigh. Established 1989. [6]
  3. Newcastle: Parish of the Theophany, Mayfield West. Established 1996, since closed (c.2010) with parishioners incorporated into St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Wallsend.

Historical Listings

Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand

  • Last Hierarch: Metropolitan Antony (Scharba) of Hierapolis.
  • Last local administrative head: Very Rev. Michael Solomko (Consistory President)
  • Began: 1950
  • Number of Parishes at conclusion: 10 parishes and 2 missions, in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand.
  • Concluded: May 2022. All Ukrainian Orthodox parishes in Australia were incorporated into the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (under Archbishop Makarios).

Orthodox Church in Ukraine in Australia

  • Last Hierarch: unknown.
  • Last local administrative head: unknown.
  • Began: January 2019 (as part of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. (Had previously been part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyivan Patriarchate).
  • Number of Parishes at conclusion: 5, in Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide and Brisbane.
  • Concluded: May 2022. All Ukrainian Orthodox parishes in Australia were incorporated into the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (under Archbishop Makarios).

Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia

main article: Parishes in Australia (OCA)

  • Last Hierarch: Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington.
  • Last local administrative head: Archimandrite Benjamin (Garshin) (1971-1995).
  • Began: 1971, in ROCOR schism.
  • Parishes:
  1. Sydney: St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown. Parish was a Polish Orthodox parish, which had previously joined ROCOR. In 1971, parish left ROCOR for OCA. In 2001, parish canonically transferred to the local Antiochian Archdiocese.
  2. Brisbane: Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Woolloongabba. Priest left ROCOR in 1972 and began a new OCA parish. In 2009, parish canonically transferred to the local ROCOR Diocese.
  3. Sydney: Australian Orthodox Fraternity of St Michael, Homebush. Laypeople left ROCOR in 1971, and subsequently began a new OCA parish. In 2011, parish canonically transferred to the local Serbian Metropolitanate.
  • Concluded: The final OCA presence in Australia was Priest Ian Bojko, who reposed in 2013.

Polish Orthodox Church in Australia

  • Began: 1969, with two priests who left ROCOR and were received as priests in the Polish Orthodox Church Abroad (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate).
  • Concluded: Uncertain; however, at some point during the 1970s, both priests were within the OCA.

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