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*[[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]
*[[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand]]
*[[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 of Australia and New Zealand - New Gracanica Metropolitanate]] (The sole bishop of the New Gracanica diocese also administers the patriarchal diocese.)
*[[Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand|Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Australia and New Zealand
]]; with nine parishes in Australia and 3 in New Zealand.
*Archimandrite [[Nicholas (Manovitch)]], first priest in New Zealand.*Archimandrite [[Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)]], former Vicar-General of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]], founding [[abbot]] of the [[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales)|Holy Monastery of Pantanassa]].*Archimandrite [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], former lecturer at [[St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]], now serving as Vicethen vice-Dean dean of the Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School in [http://www.orthodox.asn.au Kenya].*V. Rev. Fr and now head of the [[Malatius Hussney (Sydney)|Malatius Hussney]], third Antiochian [[exarchDiocese of Sierra Leone]] in Sydney, Australia.
*[[List of English-speaking parishes in Australia|Parishes in Australia with English as a liturgical language]]
{{Parishes of Australasia and Oceania}}
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From the first [[Divine Liturgy]] celebrated at Kirribilli Point (Sydney) in 1820, the first Exarch in 1913, and Australia and New Zealand's its first [[bishop]] parishes in 1924the late 1890s, right to the present day, '''Orthodoxy in Australia''' 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.
*[[History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]]
==Canonical Jurisdictions==
===With Local Bishop===
*[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Serbian Orthodox Church - Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand|Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Australia and New Zealand]].
===Without Local Bishop===
*[[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]]; with parishes in Sydney and Melbourne.*[[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].*[[Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australiaand New Zealand]]; (under Constantinople), with one parish each 10 parishes and missions in Melbourne, Geelong, Newborough, Sydney, Newcastle Schofields, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne<!-- broken link Perth (in addition to http://www.htocm.org -->.*[[Church of Poland|Polish Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|one in Australia]] - began at [[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Australia|1971 schism]] in ROCORAuckland, New Zealand).
===With an irregular status===
''Note: All of the below entities are not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. Entities are, where possible, sorted by size.''
*[[Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: As part of the [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]].
*[[Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece]] - [[Parishes in Australia (Kallinikos)]]: The current ''locum tenens'' of this entity is Bp Ambrose of Methone, who administers eight parishes (including parishes of the 'Free Serbian Orthodox Church'). This number includes is a 'metochion' mission under Metr. Photios of Demetrias.
*[[Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia]]: Formed out of a schism between the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA). The parishes affiliated with the 'Greek Orthodox Communities of South Australia' (GOCSA) are in this church.
* [[Russian True Orthodox Church]] - [[Diocese of Australia]]: Four parishes in Australia, headed by Archbishop [[Tikhon (Pasechnik)|Tikhon]].
* [[Russian Orthodox Church Abroad - Provisional Supreme Church Authority]] - Two parishes and one monastic community, headed by Metropolitan [[Agafangel (Pashkovsky)|Agafangel]].
*[[Macedonian True Orthodox Diocese for Australia & New Zealand]]: Two parishes are in this group, which is affiliated with the [[True Orthodox Church in America]] (headed by [[Nicholas (Iuhoş)]]).
* [[Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (the Diaspora District of the Russian Orthodox Church)]] - [[Diocese of Australia (ROCA - Diaspora District)]]: includes two parishes under Archbishop [[Andronik (Kotliaroff)|Andronik]].
*[[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Abroad in Australia]]: part of the UAOC-Abroad (Lavrentios Synod), and with two bishops in Australia. [http://www.uaoc-abroad.org]
===With an irregular statusPreviously in Australia===*[[Orthodox Church in America]] - [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)|Parishes in Australia]]; with one parish in Sydney and one parish in Brisbane.*[[Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: As part of the [[Macedonian Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|Polish Orthodox Church]], this diocese is not in full communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. This diocese is headed by His Grace Petar, Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand.*[[Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia]]: Formed out of a schism with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia; this diocese is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. This diocese is headed by His Grace Paul, Bishop of Christianoupolis.*[[Holy Synod in Resistance]] - [[Diocese Church of Sydney and New South Wales (Cyprian)|Diocese of Sydney and New South WalesJerusalem]]: This diocese, under Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos and Fili, is [[Old Calendarist]], and therefore not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. This diocese is headed by His Eminence [[Chrysostomos (Alemangos) of Sydney|Chrysostomos]], Bishop of Sydney and New South Wales, Exarch of Australia, and consists of two parishes.
==People==
===Current Hierarchs===
*His Eminence [[Hilarion Makarios (KapralGrizienakis) of New YorkAustralia|HilarionMakarios]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, Metropolitan, and First Hierarch of [[ROCOR]](Greek Orthodox).**His Grace [[Irinej_Ezekiel (DobrijevicKefalas)_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand|Irinejof Dervis]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Makarios in Victoria (Serbian OrthodoxMelbourne Vicariate).**His Grace [[Mihail Iakovos (FilimonTsigounis) of Australia and New Zealand|FilimonMiletoupolis]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox)auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Makarios in Queensland.**His Eminence Grace [[Paul Aimilianos (SalibaKoutouzis) of Australia and New Zealand|PaulMeloa]], Metropolitan [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop of Australia, New Zealand Makarios and the Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox)Vicar-General.**His Eminence Grace [[Stylianos Elpidios (HarkianakisKeralas) of Australia|StylianosKyanea]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop of Makarios for Western Australia (Greek Orthodox).**His Grace [[Ezekiel Silouan (Fotineas) of DervisSinope]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Stylianos in Makarios for South Australia and Northern Territory.**His Eminence [[List Seraphim (Ginis) of parishes in Victoria|MelbourneSebasteia]], metropolitan.**His Grace Eminence [[Seraphim Basilios (GinisKodseie) of ApolloniasAustralia, New Zealand and the Philippines|Basilios]], auxiliary bishop to Metropolitan Archbishop Stylianos in of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[List Hilarion (Kapral) of parishes in New South WalesYork|Hilarion]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, Metropolitan and First Hierarch of [[ROCOR]].**His Grace [[Nikandros George (PalyvosSchaefer) of DorileouCanberra|George]], auxiliary vicar bishop to Archbishop Stylianos Metropolitan Hilarion in Australia and New Zealand.*His Grace [[List Siluan (Mrakic) of parishes in South Australiaand New Zealand|AdelaideSiluan]] , Bishop of Australia and for New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).*His Grace [[List Mihail (Filimon) of parishes in Western Australiaand New Zealand|PerthMihail]]., Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox)
===Other major figures===
*[[Archbishop]] [[Anthony (Medvedev) of San Francisco]] - Archbishop Anthony was ROCOR , formerly bishop of Melbourne and Vicar of in the 1950s-1960s.*Archbishop [[Diocese Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal]], former Bishop of Australia Brisbane and New Zealand first Australian-born bishop.*His Eminence [[Paul (ROCORSaliba)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand|Paul]] in , Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia, New Zealand and the 1950s and 1960s. He was a much beloved archpastor who passed away in 2000Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox).*[[Bishop]] [[Nektarios (Kellis) of Madagascar]], former priest at the Holy Monastery of St Nektarios, Adelaide; then [[missionary]] to [[Madagascar]], and first bishop thereof.*Archimandrite Bishop [[Anthony John (WoolfBērziņš)of Caracas]], fourth exarch of the Church of Antioch in Sydney, Australiasecond Australian-born bishop.
*[[Archimandrite]] [[Antonious (Mobayed)]], exarch of the Church of Antioch to the Church of Russia, then first parish priest and exarch in Melbourne, Australia.
*Archimandrite [[Nabil (Kachab)]], Vicar-General of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]] since 2003.
*V. Rev. Fr [[Michael Shehadie]], second exarch of the Church of Antioch in Sydney.
*V. Rev. Protopresbyter [[Mitko Machevski]], parish priest of St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown.
*V. Rev. Fr [[Nicholas Shehadie]], first exarch in Australia of the [[Church of Antioch]].
*V. Rev. Fr [[Nicolas Mansour]], last patriarchal exarch of the Church of Antioch, 1962-1969, and parish priest - then dean - of St George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 1962-2005.*Rev. Fr [[Dimitri Tsakas]], Archdiocesan Vicar-General of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of [[List of parishes in Queensland|Queensland]] and New Guinea(2000-2019), [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].*Rev. Fr Igumen [[John Shehadie]], founding parish priest of St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, Punchbowl, 1973-87.*Rev. Fr [[Malatius Dimitry (EssamObuhoff) Hussney]], parish priest of St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, Melbourne, 1968-77.*Rev. Fr founding [[Stephen Godley]], Antiochian priest and co-author of ''The Eastern Orthodox in Australia''.*Hmk. [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)superior]], founding superior of [[St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St John the Baptist Skete]].*Hmk. Igumen [[Joachim (Ross)]], superior of St. John the Baptist Skete.*Fr Monk [[Guri (Demidov)]], hermit-monk at St. John the Baptist Skete.*Other [[Clergy in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]], including three exarchs (Frs Malatius Hussney, Anthony Woolf and Nicolas Mansour), Fr Stephen Godley (co-author of ''The Eastern Orthodox in Australia'', Fr Nicholas Manovitch (first priest in New Zealand, served in Queensland) and two other parish priests (Frs John Shehadie and Malatius (Essam) Hussney).
(''Only major figures with articles are listed'')
==Lists==
*[[List of Australian monasteries|Monasteries in Australia]]
*[[List_of_Western-Rite_parishes_in_Australasia|Parishes in Australasia celebrating the Western Rite]]
*[[List of bishops in Australasia|Complete list of bishops in Australasia]], past and present (includes auxiliary bishops).
{{AustralianMonasteries}}
==External links==
*[http://www.antiochianantiochianarch.org.au / Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand](Official Website)*[http://www.bulgariandiocese.org Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada , and Australia](Official Website)*[http://homewww.itgreekorthodox.comorg.au/~jgrapsas/pages/main.htm Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia](Official Website)*:*[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~goawa/index.html Fifth Archdiocesan District of Western Australia]*[http://www.ocaroeanz.com.orgau/CAdioceseAU.asp?SID=8 Romanian Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Episcopate of Australiaand New Zealand](Official Website)*[http://www.crezrocor.org Romanian Churches in .au Russian Orthodox Diocese of Australiaand New Zealand] (unofficial siteOfficial Website)*[http://www.rocorsoc.org.au Russian Serbian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Diocese of in Australia and New Zealand](Official Website)*[http://www.socukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.org.au Serbian com Orthodox Church in Ukraine in Australia and New Zealand] (Official Website)*[http://www.orthodox.net.au/en/orthodox-australia List and map of all Orthodox Parishes in Serbian)Australia]*[http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf The Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia: The History of a Church told from recently opened archives and previously unpublished sources], by Fr. [[Michael Protopopov ]] (''nbPDF)*[http://researchonline.nd.edu. 2au/cgi/viewcontent.1Mb cgi?article=1014&context=arts_chapters Greek Orthodoxy in Australia], by Anastasios M. Tamis (PDF file'')
