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| − | The following is a list of [[monastery|monasteries]] and [[skete|sketes]], both [[monk|male]] and [[nun|female]], in Australia. In total, there are 5 Greek Orthodox monasteries, 2 Serbian Orthodox monasteries ( | + | The following is a list of [[monastery|monasteries]] and [[skete|sketes]], both [[monk|male]] and [[nun|female]], in Australia. In total, there are 15 monastic communities in Australia, with 12 monasteries and 4 sketes; there are a total of 8 male monasteries (and 2 sketes), and 4 female monasteries (and 1 sketes); and there are 5 active Greek Orthodox monasteries, 2 Serbian Orthodox monasteries (and 2 sketes), 1 Antiochian Orthodox monastery and 4 ROCOR monasteries (and 1 skete). |
==[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]== | ==[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]== | ||
'''First Archdiocesan District of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory''' | '''First Archdiocesan District of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory''' | ||
| + | *[[Monastery of St George (Winmalee, Australia)|Monastery of St George]], Winmalee, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite Kyriakos. | ||
| + | *[[Monastery of the Holy Cross (Mangrove, Australia)|Monastery of the Holy Cross]], Mangrove, NSW. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Philothei. | ||
*[[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)|Monastery of Pantanassa]], Lower Mangrove Creek, NSW. Male monastery. [[Abbot]]: [[Archimandrite]] [[Stefanos (Pantanassiotis)]]. | *[[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)|Monastery of Pantanassa]], Lower Mangrove Creek, NSW. Male monastery. [[Abbot]]: [[Archimandrite]] [[Stefanos (Pantanassiotis)]]. | ||
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'''Second Archdiocesan District of Victoria and Tasmania''' | '''Second Archdiocesan District of Victoria and Tasmania''' | ||
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==[[Church of Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church]] in [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Australia and New Zealand]]== | ==[[Church of Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church]] in [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Australia and New Zealand]]== | ||
| − | *[[Monastery of St Sava (Canberra, Australia)|Monastery of St Sava]], Hall, Australian Capital Territory. Male monastery and [[bishop]]'s residence | + | *[[Monastery of St Sava (Canberra, Australia)|Monastery of St Sava]], Hall, Australian Capital Territory. Male monastery and [[bishop]]'s residence. Abbot: Bishop [[Milutin of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin]]. |
| − | *[[Monastery of St Sava (Elaine, Australia)|Monastery of St Sava]], Elaine, Victoria. Male monastery. | + | *[[Monastery of St Sava (Elaine, Australia)|Monastery of St Sava]], Elaine, Victoria. Male monastery. Abbot: Iguman Teodor. |
| + | *[[Skete of the Protection of the Theotokos (Tallong, Australia)|Skete of the Protection of the Theotokos]], Tallong, New South Wales. Male skete. Superior: Sindjel Lazar. | ||
| + | *[[Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Inglewood, Australia)|Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos]], Inglewood, South Australia. Female skete. Abbess: Igumanija Anastasija | ||
==[[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]== | ==[[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]== | ||
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==[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] - [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Australian and New Zealand Diocese]]== | ==[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] - [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Australian and New Zealand Diocese]]== | ||
'''New South Wales''' | '''New South Wales''' | ||
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*[[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, Australia)|Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan]], Kentlyn, NSW. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Evpraksia | *[[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, Australia)|Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan]], Kentlyn, NSW. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Evpraksia | ||
*[[Monastery of Archangel Michael (Marrickville, Australia)|Monastery of Archangel Michael]], Marrickville, NSW. Male monastery. | *[[Monastery of Archangel Michael (Marrickville, Australia)|Monastery of Archangel Michael]], Marrickville, NSW. Male monastery. | ||
| + | *[[Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration (Bombala, Australia)|Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration]], Bombala, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite [[Alexis (Rosentool)]] | ||
*[[Skete of St John the Baptist (Kentlyn, Australia)|Skete of St John the Baptist]], Kentlyn, NSW. Male skete. Abbot: [[Hieromonk]] [[Joachim (Ross)]] | *[[Skete of St John the Baptist (Kentlyn, Australia)|Skete of St John the Baptist]], Kentlyn, NSW. Male skete. Abbot: [[Hieromonk]] [[Joachim (Ross)]] | ||
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The following is a list of monasteries and sketes, both male and female, in Australia. In total, there are 15 monastic communities in Australia, with 12 monasteries and 4 sketes; there are a total of 8 male monasteries (and 2 sketes), and 4 female monasteries (and 1 sketes); and there are 5 active Greek Orthodox monasteries, 2 Serbian Orthodox monasteries (and 2 sketes), 1 Antiochian Orthodox monastery and 4 ROCOR monasteries (and 1 skete).
Contents
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
First Archdiocesan District of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
- Monastery of St George, Winmalee, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite Kyriakos.
- Monastery of the Holy Cross, Mangrove, NSW. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Philothei.
- Monastery of Pantanassa, Lower Mangrove Creek, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite Stefanos (Pantanassiotis).
Second Archdiocesan District of Victoria and Tasmania
- Monastery of Panayia Gorgoepikoos, Geelong, Vic. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Kallistheni.
Fifth Archdiocesan District of Western Australia
- Monastery of St John of the Mountain, Forrestfield, W.A. Abbot: Hieromonk Evagrius. [1]
Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand
- Monastery of St Sava, Hall, Australian Capital Territory. Male monastery and bishop's residence. Abbot: Bishop Milutin.
- Monastery of St Sava, Elaine, Victoria. Male monastery. Abbot: Iguman Teodor.
- Skete of the Protection of the Theotokos, Tallong, New South Wales. Male skete. Superior: Sindjel Lazar.
- Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Inglewood, South Australia. Female skete. Abbess: Igumanija Anastasija
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand
- Monastery of St Anna, Preston, Victoria. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Theodora.
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Australian and New Zealand Diocese
New South Wales
- Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan, Kentlyn, NSW. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Evpraksia
- Monastery of Archangel Michael, Marrickville, NSW. Male monastery.
- Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration, Bombala, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite Alexis (Rosentool)
- Skete of St John the Baptist, Kentlyn, NSW. Male skete. Abbot: Hieromonk Joachim (Ross)
Tasmania
- Monastery of St Petroc, South Hobart, Tas. Male monastery, Western Rite. Abbot: Hieromonk Michael.
References
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
- Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand Parish Directory
- Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand - Parish Listing in Victoria
- Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand (in Serbian)
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