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founded=''by'' 1948|
bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Abp. Hilarion]]|
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bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Metr. Hilarion]]|
 
see=Sydney|
 
see=Sydney|
 
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|
 
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|
 
territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|
 
territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|
language=Slavonic, English, Greek, Korean, Indonesian|
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language=Slavonic, English, Indonesian, Korean|
 
music=[[Russian Chant]]|
 
music=[[Russian Chant]]|
 
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
 
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
population=18,506
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population=158,506
 
([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|
 
([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|
 
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]
 
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]
 
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The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''' of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]].  Its current [[primate]] is His Grace [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.
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The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''', headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]].  Its current [[primate]] is His Eminence [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion (Kapral)]], both First Hierarch of [[ROCOR]] and [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, and it has been administered by His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George (Schaefer)]], Bishop of Canberra, since 2015.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
*The first Russian parish established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.
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*The first Russian [[parish]] established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.
*The first ROCOR bishop of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.
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*The first ROCOR [[bishop]] of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.
 
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==Organisation==
 
==Organisation==
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.  Within the diocese, of which the Archbishop is the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more states. There are 24 [[parish]]es and communities, along with 6 [[monasticism|monasteries]] and [[skete]]s across Australia, as well as 4 parishes and communities in New Zealand, and one mission-church in South Korea.
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The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.  It is headed by the First Hierarch, [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Metropolitan Hilarion]], and administered by [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|Bishop George of Canberra]].  Within the diocese, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more geographic areas.
 
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Within this structure are a number of Deaneries, which - given the size of the diocese - are important in the running of the Diocese:
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of [[SCCOCA]], but later departed.
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* Mitred Archpriest [[Michael Protopopov]], Chancellor of the Diocese, and dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (11 parishes and missions)
 
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* Mitred Archpriest [[Nikita Chemodakov]], dean of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (11 parishes and missions)
== Recent History ==
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* Archpriest [[Gabriel Makarov]], dean of Queensland (6 parishes and missions)
In February 2005 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion received into the Diocese clergy and parishioners of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]] who were formerly under the jurisdiction of the [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia]] ([[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]), and there are now a growing number of parishes and mission centres scattered throughout Indonesia.
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* Archpriest [[Vladimir Boikov]], dean of New Zealand (4 parishes and missions)
 
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* Priest [[Paul (Kang)]], head of the Korean Orthodox Mission (1 parish).
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, as a part of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], is involved in the process to reenter communion with the [[Church of Russia]].[http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#After_the_Soviet_Fall][http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#Rapprochement_with_Moscow] The majority of laity and clergy in Australia support reunion with Moscow. However a small minority are opposed to reunion and are demanding substantial concessions from Moscow despite the manifest visible changes and public declarations of the Church in Russia, now free from state control, since the fall of the Soviet Union.[http://orthodoxeurope.org/page/3/14.aspx]
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* Parishes in Indonesia (~7 parishes and missions)
  
On September 6, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR decreed their confirmation and approval of the revised Act of Canonical Unity and instructed the Commission on Discussion with the Moscow Patriarchate to work jointly with the Moscow Patriarchate to work out details of the official signing of the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktko.html] Subsequently on September 11, 2006 The Synod of Bishops of ROCOR published on ROCOR's website a clarification of their decision to confirm and approve the Act. [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/9enaktexplanantion.html] Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia acknowledged the work of the commissions and declared that the act of reunification, while moving in the right direction, will take time. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=1977]  
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Additionally, the Diocese had a number of monasteries:
 
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* [[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, South Australia)|Monastery of the Prophet Elias]], Monarto, SA
Both the Moscow Patriarchate and the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] published on their respective websites the final full text of the Act of Canonical Unity [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_akt.html] with all relevant supporting documents [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enmat_addendum.html] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/11ensummation.html] on November 1, 2006. The Act having been approved by both the Moscow Patriarchate and ROCOR, all that remains left for each to do is work out the confirmation and enactment, which is expected to take place sometime in 2007. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=2208]  
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* [[Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael (Marrickville, New South Wales)|Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael]], Marrickville, NSW
 
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* [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Bombala, New South Wales)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]], Bombala, NSW
 
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* [[Presentation of the Mother of God Convent (Bungarby, New South Wales)|Presentation of the Mother of God Convent]], Bungarby, NSW
 
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* [[Holy Trinity Orthodox Monastery (Monkerai, New South Wales)|Holy Trinity Monastery]], Dungog, NSW
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* [[St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St John the Baptist Skete]], Kentlyn, NSW
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* [[Our Lady of Kazan Convent (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Our Lady of Kazan Convent]], Kentlyn, NSW
  
 
== The Episcopacy ==
 
== The Episcopacy ==
===Diocesan Bishop===
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===Bishops===
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.
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* Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of New York and Eastern America, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.
**Archimandrite [[Daniel (Bambang Dwi Byantoro)]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox Church]].
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* Bishop [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George (Schaefer)]], Bishop of Canberra, Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand.
**Archpriest John Stukacz, dean of New South Wales (10 parishes)
 
**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)
 
**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)
 
**Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)
 
**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in South Korea.
 
  
 
===Hierarchs in Australia===
 
===Hierarchs in Australia===
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[[Image:Hilarion_red_panagea.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of ROCOR, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia & New Zealand]]
 
* Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, 1948-1955.
 
* Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, 1948-1955.
 
* Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, 1963-1964.
 
* Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, 1963-1964.
 
* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 1955-1971.
 
* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 1955-1971.
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* Bishop [[Anthony (Medvedev) of San Francisco|Anthony of Melbourne]], 1956-1968
 
* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, 1967-1976.
 
* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, 1967-1976.
 
* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 1970-1980.
 
* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 1970-1980.
 
* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.
 
* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.
* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.
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* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, 1996-1997.
* Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.
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* Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.
 
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* Bishop [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George (Schaefer)]], Bishop of Canberra, 2015-present.
 
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]
 
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]
 
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/ Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]
 
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/ Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]
* [http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia - 2.4MB file]
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* ''[http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp87.09042006/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia]'', by V. Rev. Fr [[Michael Protopopov]] (2005)
  
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Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)
Jurisdiction ROCOR
Diocese type Diocese
Founded by 1948
Current bishop Metr. Hilarion
See(s) Sydney
Headquarters Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Territory Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia
Liturgical language(s) Slavonic, English, Indonesian, Korean
Musical tradition Russian Chant
Calendar Julian
Population estimate 158,506

(Census 2001)

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The Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, headquartered in Sydney, is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Its current primate is His Eminence Hilarion (Kapral), both First Hierarch of ROCOR and Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, and it has been administered by His Grace George (Schaefer), Bishop of Canberra, since 2015.

History

  • The first Russian parish established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.
  • The first ROCOR bishop of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.

Organisation

The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. It is headed by the First Hierarch, Metropolitan Hilarion, and administered by Bishop George of Canberra. Within the diocese, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more geographic areas. Within this structure are a number of Deaneries, which - given the size of the diocese - are important in the running of the Diocese:

  • Mitred Archpriest Michael Protopopov, Chancellor of the Diocese, and dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (11 parishes and missions)
  • Mitred Archpriest Nikita Chemodakov, dean of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (11 parishes and missions)
  • Archpriest Gabriel Makarov, dean of Queensland (6 parishes and missions)
  • Archpriest Vladimir Boikov, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes and missions)
  • Priest Paul (Kang), head of the Korean Orthodox Mission (1 parish).
  • Parishes in Indonesia (~7 parishes and missions)

Additionally, the Diocese had a number of monasteries:

The Episcopacy

Bishops

  • Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral) of New York and Eastern America, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.
  • Bishop George (Schaefer), Bishop of Canberra, Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand.

Hierarchs in Australia

Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of ROCOR, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia & New Zealand

External links