founded=''unknownby''1948|bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of SydneyNew York|AbpMetr. Hilarion]]|

territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|language=Slavonic, English, Indonesian, Korean|

population=18158,506 ([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|

<!--== History ==*The first Russian [[priestparish]] to serveestablished in Australia and New Zealand was St.Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926..around 19xx*The first ROCOR [[bishop]] of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.<!-- first parish, named after[[priest]] to serve..., around 19xx.first bishopsecond bishop, etc-->

== Recent History Organisation==any recent history? -->The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, of which 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 communities in the diocese, including 17 [[monasticism|monasteries]] and [[skete]]s: with 28 parishes and missions across Australia, 26 in Indonesia, 4 in New Zealand, one parish & skete in South Korea, and one parish each in Pakistan and India.

==Organization==The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, was a founding member of which the Archbishop is the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more states. There are 24 [[parish]]es and communities, along with 6 [[monasticism|monasteriesSCCOCA]] and [[skete]]s across Australia. There are also 4 parishes and communities in New Zealand, and one mission-church in Koreabut later departed.

== The Diocese Episcopacy =====Bishops===* Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of New York and Eastern America, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of .* Bishop [[SCCOCAGeorge (Schaefer) of Canberra|George (Schaefer)]], but later departed in protest to Bishop of Canberra, Vicar Bishop of the involvement Diocese of other jurisdictions in the ecumenical movementAustralia and New Zealand.

{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}== The Episcopacy =====Diocesan Bishop===Within this structure are a number of Deaneries, which - given the size of the diocese - are important in the running of the Diocese::* Archbishop Archimandrite [[Hilarion Daniel (Bambang Dwi) Byantoro|Daniel (KapralBambang Dwi Byantoro) ]], head of Sydneythe [[Gereja Orthodox Indonesia|Hilarion Indonesian Orthodox mission (KapralROCOR)]] of Sydney, Australia (26 parishes and New Zealandmissions).:**Mitred Archpriest John Stukacz[[Michael Protopopov]], Chancellor of the Diocese, and dean of New Victoria, Tasmania, South Wales Australia and Western Australia (10 11 parishesand missions):**Mitred Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff[[Michael Klebansky]], dean of New Zealand Queensland (4 5 parishes)*:*Archpriest Michael Protopopov[[Nikita Chemodakov]], dean of Victoria, Tasmania, New South Australia Wales and Western Australia Australian Capital Territory (14 11 parishesand missions)*:*Archpriest Michael Klebansky[[Vladimir Boikov]], dean of Queensland New Zealand (4 parishesand missions):*Priest [[Adrian Augustus]], dean of Pakistan and India (2 parishes and missions):*Priest Justin [[Paul (Kang)]], sole priest in Koreahead of the Korean Orthodox Mission (1 parish).

[[Image:Hilarion_red_panagea.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of ROCOR, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia & New Zealand]]* Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, 19??1948-1955.

* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 19??1955-1971.* Bishop [[Anthony (Medvedev) of San Francisco|Anthony of Melbourne]], 1956-1968* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1967-1976.* Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius (Putilin)]] of Sydney, 19??1970-1980.* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|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.

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