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Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)

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jurisdiction=[[ROCOR]]|
type=Diocese|
founded=''unknownby''1948|bishop=[[Hilarion (Kapral) of SydneyNew York|AbpMetr. Hilarion]]|
see=Sydney|
hq=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|
territory=Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia|
language=Slavonic, English, GreekIndonesian, Korean, Indonesian|
music=[[Russian Chant]]|
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
population=18158,506
([http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Census 2001])|
website=[http://www.rocor.org.au Diocese of Aust. & NZ]
}}
{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}The '''Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand''' of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Grace Eminence [[Hilarion (Kapral) of SydneyNew York|Hilarion (Kapral)]], both First Hierarch of [[ROCOR]] and [[Archbishop]] of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, and it has been administered by His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George (Schaefer)]], Bishop of Canberra, since 2015.
==History==
*The first Russian [[parish ]] established in Australia and New Zealand was St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral), Brisbane, in 1926.*The first ROCOR [[bishop ]] of Australia and New Zealand was Bp Theodore (Rafalsky), 1948-55.
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==Organisation==
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 Canberra|Bishop George of which 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, as well as 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 South Korea.missions)
The Additionally, the Diocese had a number of monasteries:* [[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, South Australia and New Zealand )|Monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of [[SCCOCAProphet Elias]], but later departed. == Recent History ==Monarto, SAIn February 2005 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion received into the Diocese clergy and parishioners of the * [[Gereja Orthodox IndonesiaMonastery of the Archangel Michael (Marrickville, New South Wales)|Indonesian Orthodox Church]] who were formerly under the jurisdiction Monastery of the [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast AsiaArchangel Michael]] (, Marrickville, NSW* [[Church of ConstantinopleHoly Transfiguration Monastery (Bombala, New South Wales)|Ecumenical PatriarchateHoly Transfiguration Monastery]]), and there are now a growing number Bombala, NSW* [[Presentation of parishes and mission centres scattered throughout Indonesia. The Diocese the Mother of Australia and God Convent (Bungarby, New Zealand, as a part South Wales)|Presentation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside RussiaMother of God Convent]], Bungarby, was involved in the process to reenter communion with the NSW* [[Church of RussiaHoly Trinity Orthodox Monastery (Monkerai, New South Wales)|Holy Trinity Monastery]], but in more recent times has distanced itself from the processDungog, NSW* [[St. The majority of laity and clergy in Australia are opposed to reunion with Moscow without substantial concessions from Moscow{{citation}}. Those concessions are not forthcoming in John the latest version of Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St John the Act Baptist Skete]], Kentlyn, NSW* [[Our Lady of Reunification proposed by Moscow and approved by four Kazan Convent (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|Our Lady of the eight bishops of ROCOR in September 2006. ConsequentlyKazan Convent]], Kentlyn, ROCOR is facing grave difficulties over this issue {{ref|RH1}}.  {{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}NSW
== The Episcopacy ==
===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 Michael KlebanskyCanberra, dean Vicar Bishop of Queensland (4 parishes)**Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean the Diocese of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)**Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)**Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in South Korea.
===Hierarchs in Australia===
[[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, 1948-1955.
* Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, 1963-1964.
* Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, 1955-1971.
* Bishop [[Anthony (Medvedev) of San Francisco|Anthony of Melbourne]], 1956-1968
* Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, 1967-1976.
* 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 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.
== External links ==
* [http://www.rocor.org.au Official Website of the Diocese]
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/ Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]
* ''[http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006acuvp87.8509042006/02whole.pdf History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia - 2]'', by V. Rev.4MB fileFr [[Michael Protopopov]](2005)
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[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]
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