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:: First Orthodox church in New Zealand, dedicated to St Michael, purpose built in Dunedin.
*1911 Jan 11: Free of debt, Saint Michael Dunedin is consecrated by Archimandrite Nicholas (Manavitch).
*1913: Fr Nicholas Shehadie appointed Patriarchal [[Exarch]] for Australia and New Zealand by His Beatitude Patriarch Gregorious Haddad Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.
::Archimandrite Nicholas (Manavitch) leaves New Zealand for Sydney, Australia. No priest left in New Zealand.
*1916: Exarch Nicholas Shehadie visits New Zealand for 2-3 months. Conducts services throughout New Zealand. After his departure, again there is no Orthodox priest in New Zealand.