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== Recent History ==
On [[July 4]], 2009, the First Hierarch of ROCOR, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, consecrated a new [[church]] in honor of St John of Shanghai and San Francisco specifically for Orthodox Australian Aboriginals. This event is symbolic of a new era of missionary work in the Australian and New Zealand Diocese where a significant portion of its parishioners and [[clergy]] are converts to Orthodoxy of non-Russian background.
**Archpriest [[Michael Boikov]], Diocean secretary and personal secretary to his Eminence Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.**Archimandrite [[Daniel (Bambang Dwi) Byantoro|Daniel (Bambang Dwi Byantoro)]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Indonesian Orthodox mission (ROCOR)]] (23 26 parishesand missions).**Mitred Archpriest [[Nikita ChemodakovMichael Protopopov]], Vicar-General of the Diocese, and dean of New Victoria, Tasmania, South Wales Australia and Australian Capital Territory Western Australia (18 11 parishesand missions)**Archpriest [[Michael ProtopopovNikita Chemodakov]], dean of Victoria, Tasmania, New South Australia Wales and Western Australia Australian Capital Territory (16 11 parishesand missions)**Mitred Archpriest [[Michael Klebansky]], dean of Queensland (7 5 parishes)**Archpriest [[Vladimir Boikov]], dean of New Zealand (6 4 parishes and missions)**Priest [[Adrian Augustus]], dean of Pakistan and India (5 parishesand missions)**Hieromonk Priest [[Paul (Kang)]], head of the Korean Orthodox Mission (1 parish).
[[Image:Hilarion_red_panagea.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral)]]
* [http://www.archangelmichael.net.au/ Archangel Michael Church, Blacktown ]
* [http://www.orthodox.net.nz/ Church of the Resurrection of Christ, Auckland]
* [http://www.gotalk.net.au/amborodin/Site/Welcome.html Dormition of the Mother of God Church, Wollongong]
* [http://www.roq.org.au/ROQ/Holy_Annunciation.html Holy Annunciation Church, Brisbane]
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territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|
language=Slavonic, English, Indonesian, English, Korean|
music=[[Russian Chant]]|
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]
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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.
==History==
==Organisation==
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, of which the Archbishop Metropolitan Hilarion is currently the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more geographic areas. There are approx. 62 [[parish]]es , missions and communitiesin the diocese, including 17 [[monasticism|monasteries]] and [[skete]]s, : with 28 parishes and missions across Australia, 23 parishes and communities 26 in Indonesia, 5 parishes and communities 4 in New Zealand, and 4 in Pakistan, one parish (along with one monastic skete) in South Korea, and one parish in India.
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of [[SCCOCA]], but later departed.
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[[Image:Hilarion_red_panagea.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of ROCOR, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia & New Zealand]]
== The Episcopacy ==
===Diocesan Bishop===
* Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of New York and Eastern America, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.
===Hierarchs in Australia===
* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 1970-1980.
* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.
* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.
* Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion (Kapral)]], Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.
== External links ==
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]
[[Category:Dioceses|Australia and New Zealand]]
[[Category:ROCOR Dioceses|Australia and New Zealand]]
