{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}Since From the first [[Divine Liturgy ]] celebrated at Kirribilli Point, (Sydney, ) in 1820; to its , New Zealand's first [[priest ]] in 1896 1910, Australia's first Exarch in 1913, and Australia and New Zealand's first [[bishop ]] in 1924 and , 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.

==History==*Previously, this article was a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history and state of [[Timeline of Orthodoxy Orthodox Christianity]] in Australia]]*[[Timeline of and New Zealand; however, this article is now focused on Orthodoxy in and any things that affect both Australia and New Zealand]], and on any information on Orthodoxy in Oceania.

==PeopleSub-series=====Bishops===*[[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia]]*[[Paul (Saliba) of Orthodoxy in Australia and New Zealand]]*[[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney]]*[[Joseph (Harkiolakis) of Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]

===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.*[[Archimandrite]] [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], formerly lecturer at the present Greek Orthodox structures in [[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Archdiocese of Australia|St.Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological CollegeAustralia]]; currently assistant dean of the Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School 'Archbishop Macarius III' in Nairobi.*and [[Archimandrite]] [[Stefanos (Pantanassiotis)]], Abbot Greek Orthodox Metropolis of the [[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)New Zealand|Monastery of PantanassaNew Zealand]].*[[Abbess]] Kallistheni, Abbess of the [[Monastery History of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Australia)|Monastery of GorgoepikoosAntiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]]

==Canonical Jurisdictions==

*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]*[[Greek Orthodox Metropolitanate Metropolis of New Zealand]]*[[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Australia and New Zealand]]

*[[Church of Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church]] [[Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand|in Australia and New Zealand]] and [[Serbian Orthodox Diocese Metropolitanate of Australia Australian and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand - New Gracanica Metropolitanate]] (while these are two seperate dioceses, there is one bishop ruling/administrating both)

*[[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 a single one parish, "Holy Trinity Orthodox Church", each in Sydney and Melbourne.*[https://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.com Orthodox Church of Ukraine - Former 'Kyivan Patriarchate']: Part of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America– Kyiv Patriarchate|Orthodox Church of Ukraine]] - Parishes in Australia; , with two 5 parishes in Sydney , Newcastle, Adelaide and Brisbane. 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 bishops assembly. Autocephaly and one parish Tomos to the Ukrainian church was officially handed to the Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Epiphanios on January 6th 2019 in BrisbaneConstantinople by the Ecumenical Patriarch.*[[Church Consistory of Romania|Romanian the Ukrainian Orthodox Church]] in Australia and New Zealand; ]] (under Constantinople), with five 10 parishes and missions in Melbourne, Geelong, Newborough, Sydney, Schofields, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth (in addition to one in AustraliaAuckland, New Zealand).

==Organizations and Institutions=Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions==={{oriental}}*[[Standing Conference Church of Canonical India|Indian Orthodox Churches of Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]] (SCCOCA)*; with one [[St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological Collegeparish]]each in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.

==[[List of Australian monasteries|Monasteries]]=With an irregular status===*[[Monastery Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)|Holy Monastery and New Zealand]]: As part of Pantanassathe [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]], 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.*[[Monastery Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, America and Australia)|Holy Monastery of Gorgoepikoos]]*[[Monastery : Formed out of St John a schism with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia with the Mountain Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (Forrestfield, AustraliaGOCSA)|Holy Monastery . This entity is not in communion with any of St John the mainstream Orthodox Churches. The parishes affiliated with the 'Greek Orthodox Communities of the Mountain]]South Australia' (GOCSA) are in this church.

==External linksPeople=====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 [[Iakovos (Tsigounis) of Militoupolis]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Queensland|Queensland]].*His Eminence [[Basilios (Kodseie) of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines|Basilios]], Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion]], Metropolitan of New York and First Hierarch of ROCOR, and Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR).**His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George]], vicar bishop to Metropolitan Hilarion in Australia and New Zealand.*His Grace [[Mihail (Filimon) of Australia and New Zealand|Mihail]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Myron (Ktistakis) of New Zealand|Myron]], Metropolitan of New Zealand (Greek Orthodox).*His Grace [[Siluan (Mrakic) of Australia and New Zealand|Irinej]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (None as yetSerbian Orthodox).

==Organizations and Institutions=Articles====Pan-Jurisdictional===*[[Bibliography Episcopal Assembly of Orthodoxy in AustralasiaOceania]] ===Link collections===*[[Eastern Hierarchs]]*(None as yet)[[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia]]