Orthodoxy in Australasia

From the first Divine Liturgy celebrated at Kirribilli Point (Sydney) in 1820, New Zealand's first priest in 1910, Australia's first Exarch in 1913, and Australia and New Zealand's first bishop in 1924, right to the present day, Orthodoxy in Australasia has a short history that is extremely undocumented and, therefore, largely unseen.

Previously, this article was a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history and state of Orthodox Christianity in Australia and New Zealand; however, this article is now focused on Orthodoxy and any things that affect both Australia and New Zealand, and on any information on Orthodoxy in Oceania.

Sub-series

• Orthodoxy in Australia
• Orthodoxy in New Zealand

History

• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand - The forerunner to the present Greek Orthodox structures in Australia and New Zealand.
• History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia

Canonical Jurisdictions

With Local Bishop

• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
• Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand
• Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand
• Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Australia and New Zealand
• Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
• Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australian and New Zealand

Without Local Bishop

• Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia. There is one parish in Sydney, one in Melbourne and one in Adelaide.
• Moscow Patriarchate in Australia; with one parish each in Sydney and Melbourne.
• Orthodox Church of Ukraine - Former 'Kyivan Patriarchate': Part of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, with 5 parishes in Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide and Brisbane. With the Decision of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople 11/10/18 starting from Patriarch Philaret and Metropolitan Makary all anathemas, defrokments & excommunication were uplifted and all clergy under them restored to canonical status. On the 15/12/2018 the new head of the church Metropolitan Epiphanios was elected by the united Sobor of bishops assembly. Autocephaly and Tomos to the Ukrainian church was officially handed to the Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Epiphanios on January 6th 2019 in Constantinople by the Ecumenical Patriarch.
• Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand (under Constantinople), with 10 parishes and missions in Melbourne, Geelong, Newborough, Sydney, Schofields, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth (in addition to one in Auckland, New Zealand).

Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions

Coptic Orthodox Cross Note: This article or section represents an Oriental Orthodox (Non-Chalcedonian) perspective, which may differ from an Eastern Orthodox (Chalcedonian) understanding.

• Indian Orthodox Church in Australia; with one parish each in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.

With an irregular status

• Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand: As part of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, this is not in full communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches, and is headed by His Grace Petar, Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand.
• Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia: Formed out of a schism with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia with the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA). This entity is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. The parishes affiliated with the 'Greek Orthodox Communities of South Australia' (GOCSA) are in this church.

People

Current Hierarchs

• His Eminence Makarios, Archbishop of Australia (Greek Orthodox).
  • His Grace Ezekiel of Dervis, auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in Melbourne.
  • His Grace Iakovos (Tsigounis) of Militoupolis, auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in Queensland.
• His Eminence Basilios, Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox).
• His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of New York and First Hierarch of ROCOR, and Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR).
  • His Grace George, vicar bishop to Metropolitan Hilarion in Australia and New Zealand.
• His Grace Mihail, Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox).
• His Eminence Myron, Metropolitan of New Zealand (Greek Orthodox).
• His Grace Irinej, Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).

Organizations and Institutions

Pan-Jurisdictional

• Episcopal Assembly of Oceania
• Eastern Hierarchs
• Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia

Lists

• Parishes in Australasia celebrating the Western Rite
• Complete list of bishops in Australasia, past and present (includes auxiliary bishops).

External links

• Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand
  • Deanery of New Zealand
• Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
  • Fifth Archdiocesan District of Western Australia
• Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand
• Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia
• Romanian Churches in Australia (unofficial site)
• Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
• Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand (in Serbian)
• Orthodox Church in Ukraine in Australia