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*1999 Jan 16: Repose of Bishop Gibran Ramlawey.
::Palm Sunday: Dr [[Ian Nield]] and his family received into Orthodoxy
::Oct: Election and consecration of Archimandrite [[Paul Saliba]] as Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian).*2000 Jul: Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul]] makes first archpastoral visit to New Zealand. Fr Jack Witbrock and Fr Ilyan Eades elevated to archpriest. Dr Nield invited to join Archdiocesan board.
::Sep: First eastern-rite Divine Liturgy in Wellington is held at the Anglican Church of Saint Barnabas, Roseneath, and organised by Dr Nield.
::Oct 22: Ihsan Bosauder of Auckland ordained as Deacon [[George Bosauder]] by Met Abp Paul at Saint Nicholas Church Bankstown, NSW, Australia. Returned to Auckland on 30 October