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{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''', headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Eminence [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion (Kapral)]], both First Hierarch of [[ROCOR]] and [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, and it has been administered by His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George (Schaefer)]], Bishop of Canberra, since 2015.

*The first Russian [[parish ]] established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.*The first ROCOR [[bishop ]] of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.

The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within It is headed by the dioceseFirst Hierarch, [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Metropolitan Hilarion]], and administered by [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|Bishop George of which Canberra]]. Within the Archbishop is the head and sole bishopdiocese, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more statesgeographic areas. There Within this structure are 54 [[parish]]es and communitiesa number of Deaneries, along with 14 [[monasticism|monasteries]] and [[skete]]s across Australia, as well as 5 parishes and communities in New Zealand, and one missionwhich - given the size of the diocese -church are important in South Korea.  The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand the running of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of Diocese:* Mitred Archpriest [[SCCOCAMichael Protopopov]], but later departed. == Recent History ==On July 4, 2009, Chancellor of the First Hierarch of ROCORDiocese, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion and dean of Eastern America and New YorkVictoria, Archbishop of SydneyTasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (11 parishes and New Zealandmissions)* Mitred Archpriest [[Nikita Chemodakov]], consecrated a new church in honor dean of St John of Shanghai New South Wales and San Francisco specifically for Orthodox Australian Aboriginals. This event is symbolic of a new era of missionary work in the Australian Capital Territory (11 parishes and New Zealand Diocese where a significant portion of its parishioners and clergy are of converts to Orthodoxy of non-Russian background. missions)In February 2005 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion received into the Diocese clergy and parishioners of the * Archpriest [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox ChurchGabriel Makarov]] who were formerly under the jurisdiction , dean of the Queensland (6 parishes and missions)* Archpriest [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast AsiaVladimir Boikov]] , dean of New Zealand (4 parishes and missions)* Priest [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical PatriarchatePaul (Kang)]]), and there are now a growing number head of the Korean Orthodox Mission (1 parish).* Parishes in Indonesia (~7 parishes and mission centres scattered throughout Indonesia.missions)

The Additionally, the Diocese had a number of monasteries:* [[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, South Australia and )|Monastery of the Prophet Elias]], Monarto, SA* [[Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael (Marrickville, New Zealand, as a part South Wales)|Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael]], Marrickville, NSW* [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside RussiaHoly Transfiguration Monastery (Bombala, New South Wales)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]], was involved in Bombala, NSW* [[Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia#Rapprochement_with_MoscowPresentation of the Mother of God Convent (Bungarby, New South Wales)|Presentation of the process to reenter communionMother of God Convent]] with the , Bungarby, NSW* [[Church of RussiaHoly Trinity Orthodox Monastery (Monkerai, New South Wales)|Holy Trinity Monastery]], Dungog, NSW* [[St. The Act of Canonical Communion between John the Moscow Patriarchate and Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St John the Russian Church Abroad was signed on Ascension Thursday 17th May 2007 and Liturgy concelebrated in Moscow by Patriarch Alexiy and Metropolitan LaurusBaptist Skete]], Kentlyn, ROCOR's First Hierarch. NSW {{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}* [[Our Lady of Kazan Convent (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Our Lady of Kazan Convent]], Kentlyn, NSW

===Diocesan BishopBishops===

**Archimandrite Bishop [[Daniel George (Bambang DwiSchaefer) Byantoro]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox IndonesiaCanberra|Indonesian Orthodox ChurchGeorge (Schaefer)]] (22 parishes).**New South Wales (10 parishes)**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean Bishop of Queensland (5 parishes)**Archpriest Michael ProtopopovCanberra, dean Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)**Archpriest Vladimir Boikov, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in South Korea.

* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of ManhattanMontreal|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.* Archbishop Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of SydneyNew York|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.* Bishop [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George (Schaefer)]], Bishop of Canberra, 2015-present.

* ''[http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp87.09042006/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia - 2]'', by V. Rev.4MB fileFr [[Michael Protopopov]](2005)