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{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}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. This article seeks to be a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history and state of [[Orthodox Christianity]] in Australia, New Zealand, and (God willing) in Oceania.
==People=====Current Hierarchs=Sub-series==*Metropolitan [[Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of New Zealand]] (Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of New Zealand)*Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney]], Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR [[Archbishop]] of Australia and New Zealand)*Bishop [[Milutin (Knezevic) of Orthodoxy in Australia and New Zealand]] (Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand)*Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand]] (Antiochian Orthodox Archbishop of Australia and Orthodoxy in New Zealand)*Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia]] (Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia)**Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis, [[auxiliary bishop|auxiliary]] to Archbishop Stylianos in Melbourne.**Bishop [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias]], auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos in Sydney.**Bishop [[Nikandros (Palyvos) of Dorileou]], auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in South Australia|Adelaide]] and for [[List of parishes in Western Australia|Perth]].
===Other major figures=History==*[[Bishop]] [[Nektarios (Kellis) Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of MadagascarAustralia and New Zealand]], Greek-Australian [[missionary]] The forerunner to Madagascar, and first bishop thereof.*the present Greek Orthodox structures in [[Archimandrite]] [[Nabil (Kachab)]], first priest to be made archimandrite in the Antiochian Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.*Archimandrite [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)of Australia|Australia]], formerly lecturer at and [[St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)Metropolis of New Zealand|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]New Zealand]; currently assistant dean of the Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School 'Archbishop Macarius III' in Nairobi [http:\\www.orthodox.asn.au] .*[[Archpriest|V. Rev.]] Fr [[Dimitri Tsakas]], Archdiocesan Vicar History of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of [[List of parishes Antiochian Orthodoxy in Queensland|QueenslandAustralasia]] and New Guinea, [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].(Abbots and Abbesses can be found in the Monasteries section)
===Previous Ruling Bishops===[[List of bishops in Australasia]] (includes auxiliary bishops)*Metropolitan [[Christoforos (Knitis) of Samos|Christoforos (Knitis) of Australia and New Zealand]], GOA. 1924-1929.*Metropolitan [[Timotheos (Evangelinidis) of Rhodes|Timotheos (Evangelinidis) of Australia and New Zealand]], GOA. 1931-1947.*Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, ROCOR. 1948-1955.*Metropolitan [[Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia and New Zealand]], GOA. 1947-1958.*Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, ROCOR. 1955?-1971.*Archbishop [[Ezekiel (Tsoukalas) of Pisidia|Ezekiel (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia]], GOA. 1959-1974.*Bishop Panteleimon of Theoupolis, GOA. 197x.*Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney]], ROCOR. 1970-1980.*Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, ROCOR. 1980-1995.*Archbishop [[Gibran (Rimlawi) of Australia and New Zealand]], AOCA. 1969-1999.*Metropolitan [[Dionysios (Psiahas) of Proussa|Dionysios (Psiahas) of New Zealand]], GOA. 1970-2003.*Metropolitan [[Joseph (Harkiolakis) of New Zealand]], GOA. 2003-2005. ==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 (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Church of Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church]] [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|in Australia and New Zealand]] and [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Diocese Metropolitanate of Australia Australian and New Zealand - New Gracanica Metropolitanate]] (the sole bishop, of the New Gracanica diocese, also administers the patriarchal diocese)
===Without Local Bishop===
*[[Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia|Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|Australia]]. There is one parish in [http://www.pageone.net.au/%7Erilski/index.htm Sydney], one in [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=26 Melbourne] and one in [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=27 Adelaide].
*[[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]]; with one parish each in Sydney, Newcastle and Melbourne.*[httphttps://www.htocmukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.org/ Melbournecom Orthodox Church of Ukraine - Former 'Kyivan Patriarchate'].*: Part of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America]] - [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)– Kyiv Patriarchate|Parishes in AustraliaOrthodox Church of Ukraine]]; , with one parish 5 parishes in Sydney , Newcastle, Adelaide and one parish in Brisbane.*[[Church 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 Poland|Polish Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]] - began at [[Timeline bishops assembly. Autocephaly and Tomos to the Ukrainian church was officially handed to the Metropolitan of Orthodoxy in Australia|1971 schism]] Kyiv and all Ukraine Epiphanios on January 6th 2019 in ROCORConstantinople by the Ecumenical Patriarch.*[[Church Consistory of Romania|Romanian the Ukrainian Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia and New Zealand]]; (under Constantinople), with five 10 parishes and missions in Australia Melbourne, Geelong, Newborough, Sydney, Schofields, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth (in addition to one in Auckland, New Zealand. ==Organizations and Institutions=====Pan-Jurisdictional===*[[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches of Australia]]).
===Archdiocesan Institutions and PublicationsOriental Orthodox jurisdictions==={{oriental}}*[[Voice Church of Orthodoxy]], official publication of the Greek India|Indian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.*[[To VemaChurch]], official newspaper of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.*[[St Basil's Homes (Australia)Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|St Basil's Homes]] and Aged Care Services.*[[Estia Foundation of in Australia]].*; with one [[Missionary Association of the Ascension of our Lordparish]]each in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
===Theological Institutions and ProgramsWith an irregular status===*[[St Andrew's Greek Macedonian Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Diocese of Australia)|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological Collegeand New Zealand]]*: As part of the [[Melbourne Institute of Macedonian Orthodox Christian StudiesChurch]], 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.*[[St Paul's Theological Course Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of StudiesAmerica 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=Ecclesiastical Music====Current Hierarchs===*His Eminence [[Makarios (Griniezakis) of Australia|Makarios]], Archbishop of Australia (Greek Orthodox).**His Grace [[Ezekiel of Dervis]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne]].**His Grace [[Association Iakovos (Tsigounis) of Friends Militoupolis]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of Byzantine Ecclesiastical Music parishes in Queensland|Queensland]].*His Eminence [[Basilios (Kodseie) of South Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines|Basilios]], Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[School Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion]], Metropolitan of New York and First Hierarch of ROCOR, and Archbishop of Byzantine Music Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR).**His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George]], vicar bishop to Metropolitan Hilarion in Australiaand New Zealand.*His Grace [[Mihail (Filimon)of Australia and New Zealand|School Mihail]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Myron (Ktistakis) of Byzantine MusicNew Zealand|Myron]], under the auspices Metropolitan of St Andrew's New Zealand (Greek Orthodox Theological College).*His Grace [[Siluan (Mrakic) of Australia and New Zealand|Irinej]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).
==MonasteriesOrganizations and Institutions==*[[Monastery of St Anna (Preston, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St Anna]] (AOCA, female)*[[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Prophet Elias]] (ROCOR, male); ''Hieromonk Benjamin''.*[[Monastery of St George (Winmalee, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St George]] (GOA, male); ''Archimandrite [[Kyriakos (Stavronikiotis)|Kyriakos]]''.*[[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Gorgoepikoos]] (GOA, female); ''Abbess Kallistheni''.*[[Monastery of the Holy Cross (Mangrove, Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross]] (GOA, female); ''Abbess Philothei''.*[[Skete of St John the Baptist (Kentlyn, Australia)|Skete of St John the Baptist]] (ROCOR, male); ''Hieromonk [[Joachim (Ross)|Joachim]]''.*[[Monastery of St John of the Mountain (Forrestfield, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St John of the Mountain]] (GOA, male); ''Hieromonk [[Evagrius (Simonopetritis)|Evagrius]]''.*[[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan]] (ROCOR, female); ''Abbess Evpraksia''*[[Monastery of Archangel Michael (Marrickville, Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Archangel Michael]] (ROCOR, male); ''Hieromonk [[Kosmas (Vasilopoulos)|Kosmas]]''.*[[Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Inglewood, Australia)|Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos]] (SOC, female); ''Igumanija Anastasija''.*[[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Pantanassa]] (GOA, male); ''Archimandrite [[Stefanos (Pantanassiotis)|Stefanos]]''.*[[Saint Petroc Monastery (South Hobart, Australia)|Saint Petroc Monastery]] (ROCOR, male, [[Western Rite|WR]]); ''Hieromonk [[Michael (Mansbridge===Pan-Wood)|Michael]]''.Jurisdictional===*[[Monastery Episcopal Assembly of the Presentation of the Mother of God (Bungarby, Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of GodOceania]] (ROCOR, female); ''Abbess [[Anna (Karipoff)|Anna]]''.*[[Monastery of New Kalenic (Canberra, Australia)|Monastery of St Sava (New Kalenic)]], Canberra (SOC, male); ''Bishop [[Milutin (Knezevic) of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin]]''*[[Monastery of St Sava (Elaine, Australia)|Monastery of St SavaEastern Hierarchs]], Melbourne (SOC, male); ''Iguman Teodor''.*[[Monastery Standing Conference of Holy Transfiguration (Bombala, Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration]] (ROCOR, male); ''Archimandrite [[Alexis (Rosentool)|Alexis]]''.
==Lists==
*[[List_of_Western-Rite_parishes_in_Australasia|Parishes in Australasia celebrating the Western Rite]]
*[[List of parishes bishops in the Australian Capital TerritoryAustralasia|Parishes in the ACT]]*[[List Complete list of parishes in the Northern Territory|Parishes bishops in the Northern TerritoryAustralasia]], past and present (includes auxiliary bishops).*[[List of parishes in Queensland|{{Parishes in Queensland]]*[[List of parishes in South Australia|Parishes in South Australia]]*[[List of parishes in Tasmania|Parishes in Tasmania]]*[[List of parishes in Western Australia|Parishes in Western Australia]]*[[List of parishes in New Zealand|Parishes in New Zealand]]Australasia and Oceania}}
==External links==
*[http://www.antiochian.org.au Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]
**[http://www.antiochian.org.nz Deanery of New Zealand]
*[http://www.bulgariandiocese.org Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia]
*[http://www.rocor.org.au Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]
*[http://www.soc.org.au Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand] (in Serbian)
[[Category:Church History]]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Australian Monasteries]]
[[ro:Ortodoxia în Australasia]]
