#REDIRECT {{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}From the first [[Orthodoxy_in_AustralasiaDivine Liturgy]] celebrated at Kirribilli Point (Sydney) in 1820, the 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. ==History==*[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Australia]]*[[Statistics of Orthodoxy in Australia]]*[[History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]] ==Jurisdictions=====With Local Bishop===*[[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.) ===Without Local Bishop===*[[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 one parish each in Sydney, Newcastle and Melbourne<!-- broken link to http://www.htocm.org -->.*[[Orthodox Church in America]] - [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)|Parishes in Australia]]; with one parish in Sydney and one parish in Brisbane.*[[Church of Poland|Polish Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]] - began at [[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Australia|1971 schism]] in ROCOR.*[[Church of Romania|Romanian Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia and New Zealand]]; with five parishes in Australia and one in New Zealand. ===With an irregular status===*[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] - [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand: This diocese, with establishment provided for by St [[Tikhon of Moscow]], is in communion with the Churches of [[Church of Serbia|Serbia]] and [[Church of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]], and is currently in rapproachment with its mother church, a process recently ratified by the All-Diaspora Council and the Holy Synod of ROCOR.*[[Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: As part of the [[Macedonian 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 of Sydney and New South Wales (Cyprian)|Diocese of Sydney and New South Wales]]: 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 Grace [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion]], Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR).*His Grace [[Milutin (Knezevic) of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul]], Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos]], Archbishop of Australia (Greek Orthodox).**His Grace [[Ezekiel of Dervis]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne]].**His Grace [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in New South Wales|Sydney]].**His Grace [[Nikandros (Palyvos) of Dorileou]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in South Australia|Adelaide]] and for [[List of parishes in Western Australia|Perth]]. ===Other major figures===*[[Bishop]] [[Nektarios (Kellis) of Madagascar]], former priest at the Holy Monastery of St Nektarios, Adelaide; then [[missionary]] to Madagascar, and first bishop thereof.*Archimandrite [[Anthony (Woolf)]], fourth exarch of the Church of Antioch in Sydney, Australia.*[[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.*Archimandrite [[Nicholas (Manovitch)]], first priest in New Zealand.*Archimandrite [[Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)]], former Vicar-General of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]], [[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 Vice-Dean of the Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School in [http://www.orthodox.asn.au Kenya].*V. Rev. Fr [[Malatius Hussney (Sydney)|Malatius Hussney]], third Antiochian [[exarch]] in Sydney, Australia.*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, [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].*Rev. Fr [[John Shehadie]], founding parish priest of St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, Punchbowl, 1973-87.*Rev. Fr [[Malatius (Essam) Hussney]], parish priest of St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, Melbourne, 1968-77.*Rev. Fr [[Stephen Godley]], Antiochian priest and co-author of ''The Eastern Orthodox in Australia''.*Hmk. [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)]], founding superior of [[St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St John the Baptist Skete]].*Hmk. [[Joachim (Ross)]], superior of St. John the Baptist Skete.*Fr [[Guri (Demidov)]], hermit-monk at St. John the Baptist Skete.(''Only major figures with articles are listed'') ==Organizations and Institutions=={{Template:GOAinstitutions}}{{Template:AOAinstitutions}}===Pan-Jurisdictional===*[[Eastern Hierarchs]]*[[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia]] ==Lists==*[[List of Australian monasteries|Monasteries in Australia]]*[[List of English-speaking parishes in Australia|Parishes in Australia with English as a liturgical language]]*[[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).{{Parishes of Australasia and Oceania}} {{AustralianMonasteries}} ==External links==*[http://www.antiochian.org.au Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]*[http://www.bulgariandiocese.org Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia]*[http://home.it.com.au/~jgrapsas/pages/main.htm Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]**[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~goawa/index.html Fifth Archdiocesan District of Western Australia]*[http://www.oca.org/CAdioceseAU.asp?SID=8 Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia]*[http://www.crez.org Romanian Churches in Australia] (unofficial site)*[http://www.rocor.org.au Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]*[http://www.soc.org.au Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand] (in Serbian) [[Category:Church History]][[Category:Jurisdictions]][[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]][[Category:Australian Monasteries]]
