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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 [[MetropolitanChristianity]] of New Zealand)*Bishop Milutin of in Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Australia ; however, this article is now focused on Orthodoxy and New Zealand)*Metropolitan [[Paul (Saliba) of any things that affect both Australia and New Zealand]] (Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan of Australia , and New Zealand)*Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia]] (Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia)**Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis, [[auxiliary bishop|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 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)

*[[Church Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of Russiathe USA, Canada and Australia|Moscow PatriarchateBulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and]] in [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|Australia; with a single ]]. There is one parishin [http://www.pageone.net.au/%7Erilski/index.htm Sydney], "Holy Trinity Orthodox Church", 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].*[[Orthodox Church in Americaof Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] - Parishes [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]]; with two parishes one parish each in Sydney and one parish in BrisbaneMelbourne.*[https://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.com Orthodox Church of Ukraine - Former 'Kyivan Patriarchate']: Part of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Romania– Kyiv Patriarchate|Romanian Orthodox Churchof 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 Constantinople by the Ecumenical Patriarch.*[[Romanian Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|in Australia and New Zealand]]; (under Constantinople), with five 10 parishes and missions in Melbourne, Geelong, Newborough, Sydney, Schofields, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth (in addition to one in AustraliaAuckland, New Zealand).

==Organizations and Institutions=Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions==={{oriental}}*[[Standing Conference Church of Canonical India|Indian Orthodox Churches of Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]] (SCCOCA); with one [[parish]] each in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. ===With an irregular status===*[[St. Andrew's Greek Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: As part of the [[Macedonian Orthodox Theological CollegeChurch]], 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.*[[Melbourne Institute Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of Orthodox Christian StudiesAmerica 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.

==MonasteriesPeople=====Current Hierarchs===*His Eminence [[Monastery Makarios (Griniezakis) of St Anna (PrestonAustralia|Makarios]], Archbishop of Australia(Greek Orthodox).**His Grace [[Ezekiel of Dervis]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Holy Monastery Melbourne]].**His Grace [[Iakovos (Tsigounis) of St AnnaMilitoupolis]] (AOCA, female)auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Queensland|Queensland]].*His Eminence [[Monastery Basilios (Kodseie) of St George (WinmaleeAustralia, Australia)New Zealand and the Philippines|Holy Monastery of St GeorgeBasilios]] , Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines (GOA, maleAntiochian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos Hilarion (Geelong, AustraliaKapral)of Sydney|Holy Monastery of GorgoepikoosHilarion]] , Metropolitan of New York and First Hierarch of ROCOR, and Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand (GOA, femaleROCOR).**His Grace [[Monastery George (Schaefer) of the Holy Cross (MangroveCanberra|George]], vicar bishop to Metropolitan Hilarion in Australiaand New Zealand.*His Grace [[Mihail (Filimon)of Australia and New Zealand|Holy Monastery of the Holy CrossMihail]] , Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (GOA, femaleRomanian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Monastery of St John of the Mountain Myron (Forrestfield, AustraliaKtistakis)of New Zealand|Holy Monastery of St John of the MountainMyron]] , Metropolitan of New Zealand (GOA, maleGreek Orthodox).*His Grace [[Monastery Siluan (Mrakic) of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)and New Zealand|Holy Monastery of PantanassaIrinej]] , Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (GOA, maleSerbian Orthodox)<font size="1">Only those with OrthodoxWiki entries are listed</font>.

==Western Rite PresenceOrganizations and Institutions=====Pan-Jurisdictional===* [http://www.antiochian.org.nz/parishes/ashley Saint Simon & Saint Jude[Episcopal Assembly of Oceania] in Ashley, New Zealand, served by [http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/frjack/index.html Fr. Jack Whitbrock] (Antiochian).* [http://www.antiochian.org.nz/parishes/wellington Wellington Orthodox Mission[Eastern Hierarchs] in Wellington, New Zealand, served by Fr. Jack Whitbrock. This mission alternates between celebrating Western and Byzantine rites by week (Antiochian).* [http://www.orthodoxresurgence.co.uk/Petroc/index.htm St. Petroc Monastery] in Hobart, Tasmania, served by Fr. Michael (ROCOR).* [http://www.antiochian.org.au/victoria.html St. Cuthbert Mission] in Melbourne served by Fr. Geoffrey Harvey (Antiochian).* [http://www.rocor.org.au/ststephenchurch/index.html St. Stephen Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox ChapelChurches in Australia]] in South Launceston, Tasmania, served by Fr. Barry Jeffries (ROCOR).

*[[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]