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This is a collection of articles about Antiochian Orthodox priests who have served in Australia or New Zealand.
 
==New South Wales==
*V. Rev . Fr . '''Stephen Godley[[Nicholas Shehadie]]''' was a priest of the , [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese exarch]] of Australia and New Zealand, 1913-1934. *V. Rev. Fr. '''[[Michael Shehadie]]''', [[parish]] [[priest]] of St. George Church, Redfern, 1934-51. V. Rev. He is author of Exarch '''''Malatius Hussney'''The Eastern Orthodox in Australia''was from Tripoli Mina, which Lebanon. Assisted by his [[Presbytera|Khourieh]] Adele and their family, he was published in 1996 by the Australian Government Publishing Service[[rector]] of St. In 2000 he left the George Antiochian Orthodox ArchdioceseChurch, Redfern, NSW, Australia, from February 1953 until his repose on [[October 29]], 1956. He was the father of Essay Hussney, [[ordination|ordained]] as Fr. Malatius (Essam) Hussney.
V. Rev. Fr '''Nicolas Mansour''' was During his time as rector, the [[Exarch]] foundation stone of the parish of St George was laid in October 1953 by [[Antiochian Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Church Greek Orthodox]] [[Archbishop]] [[Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos) of Antioch for Australia and New Zealand|Theophylactos]], and was the first services in the as-yet unfinished [[church]] were the [[RectorPascha]] services of St George Antiochian Orthodox Church, and then Dean 1954. The [[iconostasis]] of St George Antiochian Orthodox CathedralQueensland maple was finished in 1956, 1962-2005before his repose.
{{start box}}{{succession|before=Sydney: Rt. Rev. [[Anthony ChidiacArchimandrite|Archim.]] <br> Melbourne: '''''Anthony (Woolf)''''' was the [[George Haydarrector]]|title=of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church Redfern, NSW, and Patriarchal Exarch of to Australia and New Zealand<br>(, arriving [[April 6]], 1957 Under his guidance the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Antiochian Orthodox Church of Antiochin Australia]])|was active in the Australian Council of Churches. years=1962-1969|after=He was described as 'very popular with young people because [[Gibran with him] they understood what was happening. Most of all he would take them out on trips, such as to Luna Park. When he came to visit, families felt proud of themselves because he parked his big American car outside. He would sit with all the children in the kitchen.' (Ramlawey) of Australia ''St George Cathedral and New Zealand|Gibran (Ramlaweyits People'', 2004, p. 40)]], Patriarchal Vicar}}{{end box}}
V. Rev. Fr '''Having left for Damascus on [[Nicholas ShehadieFebruary 12]]''', exarch of Australia and New Zealand1961, 1913-1934Archim. Anthony reposed en route at Cairo in April 1961.
Rt. Rev. ArchimFr. '''''Stephen Godley''''' was a priest of the [[Nabil KachabAntiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]. He was a [[deacon]] by 1982[http://www.antiochian.org.nz/spotlight/spot80-83.html], and was ordained to the priesthood. In 1987, he was listed as being the parish priest of St Mary's in Mays Hill during their move from Granville to Merrylands[http://www.antiochianarch.org.au/HistoryofAntiochianOrthodoxyinAustralasia.aspx]. In 1996, he authored ''The Eastern Orthodox in Australia'', which was published by the Australian Government Publishing Service. By 2000, he had retired from active service in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese. In 2010, vicarhe liturgised at the briefly-general established Nowra mission of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia . He had a long career on ABC Radio[http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2015/01/23/4167229.htm], and New Zealandpresented at the 1995 [[St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, 2005Australia)|SAGOTC]] Retreat[http://www.greekorthodox.org.au/wp-presentcontent/uploads/2016/09/VoO_Aug_1995.pdf].
VRev. RevFr. Protopresbyter '''''John Shehadie''''', born 1908, was the second son of Rev. [[Exarch]] [[Mitko MachevskiNicholas Shehadie]] to be ordained priest. Part of Bp. [[Gibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran]]'''s plans when he came to Australia included the building of a new church in the western suburbs of Sydney, and so, parish priest of St . Nicholas Churchwas built in Punchbowl, Bankstowna suburb once referred to as 'little Lebanon' (in the same way as Redfern was once referred to as 'little Syria'). Fr. John served here from 1973 until his retirement in 1987. Among the Arabic-speaking community, 1997he was usually known as 'Fr. Hanna' (being the abbreviation of his originally-present.Arabic name)
V. Rev. Fr . '''[[Michael Shehadie]]''Nicolas Mansour''''' was the Exarch of the Church of Antioch for Australia and New Zealand, parish priest and was the Rector of St . George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Redfernand then Dean of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 19341962-512005.
V*Rt. Rev. Exarch ''Archim. 'Malatius Hussney''' was from Tripoli Mina, Lebanon. Assisted by his [[Presbytera|KhouriehNabil (Kachab)]] Adele and their family''', he was [[rector]] vicar-general of St George the Antiochian Orthodox Church, Redfern, NSW, Archdiocese of Australiaand New Zealand, from February 1953 until his repose on 29 October 1956. He was the father of Essay Hussney, ordained as Fr Malatius (Essam) Hussney2005-present.
During his time as rector, the foundation stone of the *V. Rev. Protopresbyter '''[[parishMitko Machevski]] ''', parish priest of St George was laid in October 1953 by [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Greek Orthodox]] [[Archbishop]] [[Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia and New Zealand|Theophylactos]]Nicholas Church, Bankstown, and the first services in the as1997-yet unfinished church were the [[Pascha]] services of 1954. The [[iconostasis]] of Queensland maple was finished in 1956, before his reposepresent.
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title=V. Rev. Malatius Hussney<br>Exarch of Australia (in Sydney)<br>, ([[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Church of Antioch]])|
years=1953-1956|
after=Anthony Woolf}}{{succession|before=Malatius Hussney, Sr|title=Archim. Anthony (Woolf)<br>Exarch of Australia (in Sydney), (Church of Antioch)|years=1957-1961|after=[[Nicolas Mansour]]}}{{succession|before=Sydney: [[Anthony (Woolf)]] <br> Melbourne: [[George Haydar]]|title=V. Rev. Fr Nicolas Mansour<br>Patriarchal Exarch of Australia and New Zealand<br>(Church of Antioch)|years=1962-1969|after=[[Gibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran (Ramlawey)]], Patriarchal Vicar}}{{end box}} {{start box}}{{succession|before=''none''|title=V. Rev. Fr Nicolas Mansour<br>Vicar General, [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Antiochian Orthodox]]<br>Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|years=1969-2006|after=[[Nabil (Kachab)]]}}
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==Melbourne==
*Rt. Rev. Fr. '''[[Antonious (Mobayed)]]''', was representative of the Church of Antioch to the [[Church of Russia]], 1914-1929, and the founding priest of St. Nicholas Church, East Melbourne, 1931-1943.
 
V. Rev. Fr. '''''George Haydar''''' was a priest who served in Melbourne, Australia, between 1948 and 1962, and also as Exarch of the Church of Antioch from his arrival until the arrival of Fr Malatius Hussney in Sydney.
 
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title=V. Rev. Fr. George Haydar<br>Exarch of Australia, ([[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Church of Antioch]])|
years=1948-1953|
after=[[Malatius (Essam) Hussney|Malatius Hussney]] (Senior)}}
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Rev. Fr. '''''Malatius (Essam) Hussney''''' was born Essam Hussney, son of Rev. Exarch Malatius Hussney; he was ordained after his father's repose and given the name 'Malatius' in honour of his father. He served at St. Nicholas Church, East Melbourne, between 1968-77, and then served parishes in the USA.
==New Zealand==
Rev. Hmk . '''''[[Nicholas (Manovitch)]]''''' was the founding priest of St Michael Orthodox Church, Dunedin. He appears to have received ordination from a [[bishop]] in Canada that was outside the Orthodox Church, then went to New Zealand where he encouraged the Orthodox Syrians to found St Michael's, pastoring it between 1913-16, and went to Australia where he had close ties to the Bolshevik group in Brisbane. He was arrested for extortion, demanding outrageous amounts of money for baptisms [[baptism]]s and weddings, and disappeared from the religious scene when Fr . [[Paul Korchinsky ]] came to Australia, at the request of the Russian Imperial Consul-General. He died in 1925 and is buried in Queensland. ''Source'': V. Rev. Fr. [[Michael Protopopov]], ''[http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp87.09042006/02whole.pdf The Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia]'', p24-35. *V. Rev. Fr. '''[[Jack Witbrock]]''' is the Dean of New Zealand, 2003-present, and the first New Zealander ordained to the priesthood, serving St. Michael's Orthodox Church, Dunedin, 1971-87 and Ss. Simon and Jude, Ashley, from 1987 until his repose. *V. Rev. Fr. '''[[Ilyan Eades]]''' was an archpriest in the Deanery of New Zealand and served at St. Michael's Orthodox Church, Dunedin, from 1987 until his repose. *V. Rev. Fr. '''[[Ian Nield]]''' is rector of the Antiochian Orthodox missionary parish in Wellington, 2003-present, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Archdiocese, 2000-present. Fr Ian was ordained to the priesthood in January 2003 (the seventh Antiochian priest to be ordained for New Zealand), deemed worthy of the privilege of being a Confessor and granted the [[epigonation]] in May 2006. He was elevated to Archpriest in May 2009.
Source: V. Rev. Fr . '''''Michael Protopopov, Elder'''''is rector of the domestic [[chapel]] in Diamond Harbour, New Zealand[http://dlibrarywww.acuantiochian.eduorg.aunz/digitalthesesparishes/publicDhb/adt-acuvp87chapel_frame.09042006/02wholehtm].pdf The Russian Orthodox Presence Born in the 1920s, he was ordained to the diaconate in Australiathe 1990s. At the first New Zealand [[clergy]]''conference for the Deanery of New Zealand in January 2003, he was ordained to the priesthood, and in 2004 he was awarded the [[epigonation]] by Met. Abp. Paul, p24-35making him a Confessor[http://www.antiochian.org.nz/spotlight/spot04b.html]. (He has also written an article, entitled ''warning[http: large file//www.antiochian.org.nz/brite/ Byzantine Rite Worship in the Holy Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Church]'').
==Related articles==
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Gibran (Rimlawi) of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand]]
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