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{{orthodoxyinaustralasiaorthodoxyinnewzealand}}The '''Deanery of New Zealand''' of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and New Zealand, and All Oceania]] is the way of administering the Antiochian Orthodox parishes[[parish]]es, priests [[priest]]s and faithful in New Zealand. Currently it is headed by the Dean of New Zealand, V Rev Archpriest Fr Jack Witbrock.
==History==
In July 2003, in response to a growing Antiochian Orthodox presence in New Zealand, Met Abp Paul created the Deanery of New Zealand. At this point, there are six priests in the Deanery. Due to a request from the Multi-Nations Council, Invercargill, Fr Ilyan celebrates the Liturgy once a month in a borrowed Anglican church near the airport in Invercargill. On [[March 25]], 2005, there was a [[clergy]] symposium in New Zealand. On the next day, Max Athanasius Perkins was ordained to the diaconate to serve the Antiochian Mission in Christchurch. In May 2005, Met. Abp Paul tonsured [[Andrei Grenfell]] to the sub-diaconate. Sdn Andrei is studying externally at [[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|St Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute]], France, and is being prepared for the diaconate to assist Fr Ilyan at the Dunedin parish and the Invercargill mission. On [[December 4]], John Hubbard was ordained to the diaconate to serve at the Antiochian Orthodox Church of St George, Auckland. In May 2006, after the Sixth Clergy Conference of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian) in Wollongong, Australia, Met Abp Paul presided over a New Zealand Deanery meeting regarding the future of the Orthodox Church in New Zealand. During Met Abp Paul's September visit to New Zealand, 2006, he ordained Dr Keith Morrison to the diaconate. Dcn Keith has been assigned to work with the three churches in the Christchurch area.
==Priests and parishes==
*V. Rev. Fr [[Jack Witbrock]], Dean. Rector of Sts Simon and Jude, Ashley, Rangiora.
*V. Rev. Fr [[Ilyan Eades]]. [[Rector ]] of St Michael, Dunedin.
*Rev. Fr [[Victor Didenco]]. Head of the Antiochian Mission in Christchurch.
*Rev. Fr [[George Bosauder]]. Rector of St George, Auckland.
*Rev. Fr [[Michael Elder]]. Rector of Sts Gregory of Nyssa and Macrina, Diamond Harbour.
*Rev. Fr Dr [[Ian Nield]]. Rector of Saint George Wellington, Head of the Antiochian Mission in WellingtonLower Hutt, and clergy representative on the Board of Trustees of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese.
*Fr Dcn Max Athanasius Perkins. Deacon of the Antiochian Mission in Christchurch.
*Fr Dcn John Hubbard. Deacon of St George, Auckland.
*Fr Dcn Keith Morrison, PhD. Deacon for the three Antiochian churches around Christchurch.
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[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]