Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines

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The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand, headquartered in Sydney, is an archdiocese of the Church of Antioch. Its current primate is His Eminence Paul (Saliba), Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand.

Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand
Jurisdiction Antioch
Diocese type Archdiocese
Founded 1969
Current bishop Metr. Abp. Paul
See(s) Sydney
Headquarters Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Territory Australia, New Zealand, and Dependencies
Liturgical language(s) Arabic, English, Greek, Macedonian, Moldovan, Romanian, Russian, Slavonic
Musical tradition Bulgarian, Byzantine, Russian & Znammeny Chant; Russian & Western Choral
Calendar Revised Julian and Julian Calendar (depending on parish)
Population estimate 37,490 (2005 internal Church census)
Official website Antiochian Archdiocese


Organization

The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese is treated as one single archdiocese spanning two countries, with the Archbishop in Australia and a Deanery for New Zealand. There are 25 parishes and missions across Australia, 8 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand, and approximately 37,500 faithful in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand. The Archdiocese also has one female monastery of St Anna in Victoria, and runs the Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies.

The Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia was a founding member of SCCOCA. The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand believes this organisation, after being moribund for quite a number of years, finally became defunct in the year 2000.

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The Episcopacy

Current Episcopacy

  • Metropolitan Archbishop Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand.
    • The Dean of New Zealand is Archpriest Jack Witbrock.
    • Dean of Clergy for the Archdiocese is Archpriest George Nasr.

Primates in Australia and New Zealand

  • Archbishop Gibran (Rimlawi) Bishop of Australia and New Zealand, 1969-1999.
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Paul (Saliba) Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, 1999-present.

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