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| − | The '''Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches of Australia''' (SCCOCA) | + | The '''Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches of Australia''' (SCCOCA) is an organisation founded in 1979 under the leadership of Greek [[Archbishop]] [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia]] and designed to help cooperation among the Orthodox Christian jurisdictions to be found in Australia, under the permanent chairmanship of the representative of the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]. |
==Founding members== | ==Founding members== | ||
| − | *[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Fr. [[Nicholas Mansour]], in absence of [[Bishop]] [[Gibran (Ramlaoui) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran]]. | + | *[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Fr. [[Nicholas Mansour]], in absence of [[Bishop]] [[Gibran (Ramlaoui) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran]]. |
| − | *[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]: delegation consisting of Archbishop Stylianos, [[Archimandrite]] [[Stefanos (Pantanassiotis)|Stephanos]] (vicar-general of the archdiocese), and Mr James Samios (legal counsel and director of public relations for the archdiocese) | + | *[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]: delegation consisting of Archbishop Stylianos, [[Archimandrite]] [[Stefanos (Pantanassiotis)|Stephanos]] (vicar-general of the archdiocese), and Mr James Samios (legal counsel and director of public relations for the archdiocese). |
| − | *[[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Romanian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Dr. [[Gabriel Popescu]] | + | *[[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Romanian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Dr. [[Gabriel Popescu]]. |
| − | *[[ROCOR]] - [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius]] and Fr Nicholas Gan (since withdrawn) | + | *[[ROCOR]] - [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius]] and Fr Nicholas Gan. (since withdrawn) |
| − | *[[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of Bishop [[Vasilije (Vadic) of Australia and New Zealand|Vasilije]] and Fr Milorad Loncar | + | *[[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of Bishop [[Vasilije (Vadic) of Australia and New Zealand|Vasilije]] and Fr Milorad Loncar. |
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| + | ==Current Events== | ||
| + | Due to jurisdictional tensions, SCCOCA is presently an organisation that exists more on paper than in physical meetings or liturgic concelebrations. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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The Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches of Australia (SCCOCA) is an organisation founded in 1979 under the leadership of Greek Archbishop Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia and designed to help cooperation among the Orthodox Christian jurisdictions to be found in Australia, under the permanent chairmanship of the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Founding members
- Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Fr. Nicholas Mansour, in absence of Bishop Gibran.
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia: delegation consisting of Archbishop Stylianos, Archimandrite Stephanos (vicar-general of the archdiocese), and Mr James Samios (legal counsel and director of public relations for the archdiocese).
- Romanian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Dr. Gabriel Popescu.
- ROCOR - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand: delegation consisting of Archbishop Theodosius and Fr Nicholas Gan. (since withdrawn)
- Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand: delegation consisting of Bishop Vasilije and Fr Milorad Loncar.
Current Events
Due to jurisdictional tensions, SCCOCA is presently an organisation that exists more on paper than in physical meetings or liturgic concelebrations.
See also
External link
- History of SCCOCA from the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
