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::Oct: Election and consecration of Archimandrite [[Paul Saliba]] as Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian).
*2000 Jul: Metropolitan Archbishop Paul makes first archpastoral visit to New Zealand. Fr Jack Witbrock and Fr Ilyan Eades elevated to archpriest. Dr Nield invited to join Archdiocesan board.
::Sep: First eastern-rite Divine Liturgy in the Eastern Rite in Wellington is held at the Anglican Church of Saint Barnabas, Roseneath (, and organised by Dr Nield).
*2001 April: First Clergy Conference of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian) held in Sydney Australia.
*2002 May: Second Clergy Conference of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian) held in Sydney Australia.
::April: Third Clergy Conference of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian) held in Melbourne Australia.
::July: New Zealand Deanery of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand created. Archpriest Jack Witbrock appointed Dean.
::Metropolitan Dionysios (Psiahas) of New Zealand elected Metropolitan of Proussa (Greek). [[Joseph (Harkiolakis) of New Zealand|Joseph (Harkiolakis)]] elected Metropolitan of New Zealand, Exarch of Korea and Japan (Greek).
*2004 May: Fourth Clergy Conference of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian) held in Wollongong Australia.
::(Greek) [[Orthodox Metropolis of Korea]] created, taking with it the exarchate of Japan. [[Church of Japan]] supported by [[Church of Russia]] objects to creation of parallel jurisdiction within its territory. [[Sotirios (Trambas) of Korea|Sotirios (Trambas)]], former auxiliary bishop to the Metropolitan of New Zealand, elected first metropolitan of Korea.
