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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

<!--== 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 ==any recent history? -->

==OrganizationOrganisation==The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within It is headed by the dioceseFirst Hierarch, [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Metropolitan Hilarion]], and administered by [[George (Schaefer) of which Canberra|Bishop George of Canberra]]. Within the Archbishop is the head and sole bishopdiocese, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more statesgeographic areas. There Within this structure are a number of Deaneries, which - given the size of the diocese - are 24 important in the running of the Diocese:* Mitred Archpriest [[parishMichael Protopopov]]es , Chancellor of the Diocese, and communitiesdean of Victoria, Tasmania, along with 6 South Australia and Western Australia (11 parishes and missions)* Mitred Archpriest [[monasticism|monasteriesNikita Chemodakov]] , dean of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (11 parishes and missions)* Archpriest [[sketeGabriel Makarov]]s across Australia. There are also 4 , dean of Queensland (6 parishes and communities in missions)* Archpriest [[Vladimir Boikov]], dean of New Zealand(4 parishes and missions)* Priest [[Paul (Kang)]], head of the Korean Orthodox Mission (1 parish).* Parishes in Indonesia (~7 parishes and one mission-church in Korea.missions)

The Additionally, the Diocese had a number of monasteries:* [[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, South Australia and New Zealand )|Monastery of the Prophet Elias]], Monarto, SA* [[Orthodox Monastery of the Russian Archangel Michael (Marrickville, New South Wales)|Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member Monastery of the Archangel Michael]], Marrickville, NSW* [[SCCOCAHoly Transfiguration Monastery (Bombala, New South Wales)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]], but later departed in protest to Bombala, NSW* [[Presentation of the involvement Mother of God Convent (Bungarby, New South Wales)|Presentation of other jurisdictions in the ecumenical movementMother of God Convent]], Bungarby, NSW* [[Holy Trinity Orthodox Monastery (Monkerai, New South Wales)|Holy Trinity Monastery]], Dungog, NSW* [[St.John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St John the Baptist Skete]], Kentlyn, NSW* [[Our Lady of Kazan Convent (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Our Lady of Kazan Convent]], Kentlyn, NSW

===Diocesan BishopBishops===* Archbishop Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of SydneyNew York|Hilarion (Kapral)]] of New York and Eastern America, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.**Archimandrite Bishop [[Daniel George (Bambang Dwi ByantoroSchaefer)]], head of the [[Gereja Orthodox IndonesiaCanberra|Indonesian Orthodox ChurchGeorge (Schaefer)]].**Archpriest John Stukacz, dean Bishop of New South Wales (10 parishes)**Archpriest Nicholas KaripoffCanberra, dean Vicar Bishop of New Zealand (4 parishes)**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean the Diocese of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)**Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in KoreaNew Zealand.

* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 19??1955-1971.* Bishop [[Anthony (Medvedev) of San Francisco|Anthony of Melbourne]], 1956-1968

* Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.* Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of ManhattanMontreal|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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