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From the first [[Divine Liturgy]] celebrated at Kirribilli Point (Sydney) in 1820, the first Exarch in 1913, and Australia and New Zealand's its first [[bishop]] parishes in 1924the late 1890s, right to the present day, '''Orthodoxy in Australia''' 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.
*[[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].
*[[Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]] (under Constantinople), with 10 parishes and missions in Melbourne, Geelong, Newborough, Sydney, Schofields, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth (in addition to one in Auckland, New Zealand).
*[https://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.com Orthodox Church of Ukraine - Former 'Kyivan Patriarchate']: Part of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate|Orthodox Church of Ukraine]], with 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 Tomos to the Ukrainian church was officially handed to the Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Epiphanios on January 6th 2019 in Constantinople by the Ecumenical Patriarch.
===With an irregular status===
*[[Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: As part of the [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]].
*[[Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece]] - [[Parishes in Australia (Kallinikos)]]: The current ''locum tenens'' of this entity is Bp Ambrose of Methone, who administers eight parishes (including parishes of the 'Free Serbian Orthodox Church'). This number includes is a 'metochion' mission under Metr. Photios of Demetrias.
*[[Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia]]: Formed out of a schism with between the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia with and the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA). The parishes affiliated with the 'Greek Orthodox Communities of South Australia' (GOCSA) are in this church.
* [[Russian True Orthodox Church]] - [[Diocese of Australia]]: Four parishes in Australia, headed by Archbishop [[Tikhon (Pasechnik)|Tikhon]].
* [[Russian Orthodox Church Abroad - Provisional Supreme Church Authority]] - Two parishes and one monastic community, headed by Metropolitan [[Agafangel (Pashkovsky)|Agafangel]].
==People==
===Current Hierarchs===
*His Eminence [[Makarios (Grizienakis) of Australia|Makarios]], Archbishop of Australia (Greek Orthodox).President of the Holy Eparchial Synod.**His Grace [[Christophoros of Kerasountos]], Chancellor & auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Makarios in Sydney.**His Grace [[Elpidios of Perth]], [[auxiliary Regional bishop]] to Archbishop Makarios for Western Australia.**His Grace [[Silouan of Adelaide]], [[auxiliary Regional bishop]] to Archbishop Makarios for South Australia and Northern Territory.**His Grace [[Ezekiel (Kefalas) Kyriakos of DervisMelbourne]], [[auxiliary Regional bishop-Diocese of Melbourne]] to Archbishop Makarios in Melbourne.**His Grace [[Evmenios of Hora]], [[List auxiliary Regional bishop-Diocese of parishes Northcote]] to Archbishop Makarios in Victoria|the second District of Melbourne.**His Grace [[Bartholomew of Brisbane]], Victoria[[auxiliary Regional bishop]]to Archbishop Makarios in Queensland.**His Grace [[Athinagoras of Canberra]], [[auxiliary Regional bishop]] to Archbishop Makarios in Canberra & ACT.**His Grace [[Iakovos (Tsigounis) of Miletoupolis]], [[auxiliary bishop ]] to Archbishop Makarios in Sydney.**His Grace [[List Christodoulos of parishes Magnesia]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Makarios in Queensland|QueenslandSydney. Proistamenos of the Kogarah Parish. Secretary of the Holy Eparchial Synod.**His Eminence [[Ezekiel (Kefalas) of Dervis]], metropolitan.**His Eminence [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Sebasteia]], metropolitan.
*His Eminence [[Basilios (Kodseie) of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines|Basilios]], Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox).
*His Eminence Grace [[Hilarion George (KapralSchaefer) of New York|Hilarion]]Australia, Archbishop Bishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, Metropolitan and First Hierarch of . [[ROCOR]].**His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George]], vicar bishop to Metropolitan Hilarion in Australia and New Zealand.
*His Grace [[Siluan (Mrakic) of Australia and New Zealand|Siluan]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).
*His Grace [[Mihail (Filimon) of Australia and New Zealand|Mihail]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox)
*V. Rev. Protopresbyter [[Mitko Machevski]], parish priest of St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown.
*V. Rev. Fr [[Nicholas Shehadie]], first exarch in Australia of the [[Church of Antioch]].
*V. Rev. Fr [[Dimitri Tsakas]], Archdiocesan Vicar-General of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of [[List of parishes in Queensland|Queensland]] and New Guinea(2000-2019), [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].
*Igumen [[Dimitry (Obuhoff)]], founding [[superior]] of [[St. John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, New South Wales)|St John the Baptist Skete]].
*Igumen [[Joachim (Ross)]], superior of St. John the Baptist Skete.
==Lists==
*[[List of Australian monasteries|Monasteries in Australia]]
*[[List of English-speaking parishes in Australia|Parishes in Australia with English as a liturgical language]]
*[[List_of_Western-Rite_parishes_in_Australasia|Parishes in Australasia celebrating the Western Rite]]
*[[List of bishops in Australasia|Complete list of bishops in Australasia]], past and present (includes auxiliary bishops).
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*[http://www.rocor.org.au Russian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand] (Official Website)
*[http://www.soc.org.au Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand] (Official Website)
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.com Orthodox Church in Ukraine in Australia](Official Website)
*[http://www.orthodox.net.au/en/orthodox-australia List and map of all Orthodox Parishes in Australia]
*[http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf The Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia: The History of a Church told from recently opened archives and previously unpublished sources], by Fr. [[Michael Protopopov]] (PDF)
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