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*1910: [[Hieromonk|Hmk]] [[Nicholas (Manavitch)]] (Russian under Antioch), the first Orthodox priest to reside in New Zealand, arrives.
:: First Orthodox church in New Zealand, dedicated to St Michael, purpose built in Dunedin.
*1911 Jan 11: Free of debt, Saint Michael Dunedin is consecrated by Archimandrite Fr Nicholas (Manavitch).
*1913: Fr Nicholas Shehadie appointed Patriarchal [[Exarch]] for Australia and New Zealand by His Beatitude Gregorious Haddad Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.
:: Hmk Fr Nicholas leaves New Zealand for Sydney, Australia. No priest left in New Zealand.