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{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}From the first [[Divine Liturgy]] celebrated at Kirribilli Point (Sydney) in 1820, New Zealand's first [[priest]] in 1910, Australia's first Exarch in 1913, and Australia and New Zealand's first [[bishop]] in 1924, right to the present day, '''Orthodoxy in Australasia''' has a short history that is extremely undocumented and, therefore, largely unseen. This article seeks to be a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history and state of [[Orthodox Christianity]] in Australia, New Zealand, and (God willing) in Oceania.

==History==*[[Timeline Previously, this article was a clearinghouse of Orthodoxy in Australia]]*[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in New Zealand]] ==People=====Current Hierarchs===*Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney]], Australia information and links regarding the history and New Zealand (ROCOR Archbishop state of Australia and New Zealand)*Metropolitan [[Joseph (Harkiolakis) of New Zealand]] (Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of New Zealand)*Bishop [[Milutin of Australia and New ZealandChristianity]] (Serbian Orthodox Bishop of in Australia and New Zealand)*Metropolitan [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia ; however, this article is now focused on Orthodoxy and New Zealand]] (Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan of any things that affect both Australia and New Zealand)*Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia]] (Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia)**Bishop [[Ezekiel of Dervis]], auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos in Melbourne.**Bishop [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias]], auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos in Sydney.**Bishop [[Nikandros (Kalyvos) of Dorileou]], auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos and on any information on Orthodoxy in AdelaideOceania.

===Other major figures=Sub-series==*[[Bishop]] [[Nektarios (Kellis) of Madagascar]], Greek-Australian [[missionary]] to Madagascar, and first bishop thereof.*[[Archimandrite]] [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], formerly lecturer at [[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]]; currently assistant dean of the Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School 'Archbishop Macarius III' Orthodoxy in Nairobi.*Archimandrite [[Stefanos (Pantanassiotis)]], [[Abbot]] of the [[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)|Monastery of Pantanassa]]*[[Abbess]] Kallistheni, Abbess of the [[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Australia)|Monastery of GorgoepikoosOrthodoxy in New Zealand]]

===Previous Bishops=History==*Bishop [[Gibran (Ramlaoui) Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]- The forerunner to the present Greek Orthodox structures in [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Australia]] and [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand|New Zealand]].<font size="1"><i>Only those with OrthodoxWiki entries are listed</i></font>*[[History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]]

==Canonical Jurisdictions==

*[[Church of Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church]] [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|in Australia and New Zealand]] and [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Diocese Metropolitanate of Australia Australian and New Zealand - New Gracanica Metropolitanate]] (while these are two seperate dioceses, there is one bishop ruling/administrating both)

*[[Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia|Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|Australia]]. There is one parish in [http://www.pageone.net.au/%7Erilski/index.htm Sydney], one in [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=26 Melbourne] and one in [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=27 Adelaide].*[[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]]; with a single one parish, "Holy Trinity each in Sydney and Melbourne.*[https://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.com Orthodox Church of Ukraine - Former 'Kyivan Patriarchate']: Part of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate|Orthodox Church"of Ukraine]], with 5 parishes in Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide and Brisbane. 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 MelbourneConstantinople by the Ecumenical Patriarch.*[[Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in AmericaAustralia and New Zealand]] - Parishes in Australia; (under Constantinople), with two 10 parishes and missions in Melbourne, Geelong, Newborough, Sydney , Schofields, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth (in addition to one parish in BrisbaneAuckland, New Zealand). ===Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions==={{oriental}}*[[Church of RomaniaIndia|Romanian Indian Orthodox Church]] [[Romanian Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]]; with one [[parish]] each in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. ===With an irregular status===*[[Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: As part of the [[Macedonian Orthodox Church ]], this is not in full communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches, and is headed by His Grace Petar, Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand.*[[Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia]]: Formed out of a schism with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia with the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA). This entity is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. The parishes affiliated with the 'Greek Orthodox Communities of South Australia' (GOCSA) are in this church. ==People=====Current Hierarchs===*His Eminence [[Makarios (Griniezakis) of Australia|Makarios]], Archbishop of Australia (Greek Orthodox).**His Grace [[Ezekiel of Dervis]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne]].**His Grace [[Iakovos (Tsigounis) of Militoupolis]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Queensland|Queensland]].*His Eminence [[Basilios (Kodseie) of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines|Basilios]], Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion]], Metropolitan of New York and First Hierarch of ROCOR, and Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand(ROCOR).**His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George]]; with five parishes , vicar bishop to Metropolitan Hilarion in Australiaand New Zealand.*His Grace [[Mihail (Filimon) of Australia and New Zealand|Mihail]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Myron (Ktistakis) of New Zealand|Myron]], Metropolitan of New Zealand (Greek Orthodox).*His Grace [[Siluan (Mrakic) of Australia and New Zealand|Irinej]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).

*[[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches of Australia]] (SCCOCA)*[[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]]*[[Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies]] ==Monasteries=Pan-Jurisdictional===*[[Monastery of St Anna (Preston, Australia)|Holy Monastery Episcopal Assembly of St AnnaOceania]] (AOCA, female)*[[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Australia)|Holy Monastery of GorgoepikoosEastern Hierarchs]] (GOA, female)*[[Monastery Standing Conference of St John of the Mountain (Forrestfield, Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia)|Holy Monastery of St John of the Mountain]] (GOA, male)*[[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Pantanassa]] (GOA, male)

*[[List of Australian monasteriesList_of_Western-Rite_parishes_in_Australasia|Monasteries Parishes in AustraliaAustralasia celebrating the Western Rite]]*[[List of parishes bishops in QueenslandAustralasia|Parishes Complete list of bishops in QueenslandAustralasia]], past and present (includes auxiliary bishops).*[[List of parishes in New Zealand|{{Parishes in New Zealand]]*[[List of English-speaking parishes in Australia|Parishes in Australia with English as a liturgic language]]Australasia and Oceania}}

*[http://www.antiochian.org.au Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]