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===Regarding the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]===
According to the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand, SCCOCA's complete inactivity between early 1999 and early 2006, (except for a letter from Bp [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias|Seraphim]] in March 2000), justifies its view of SCCOCA as being dead. The Antiochian Archdiocese looks forward to a time when it is possible for all Orthodox jurisdictions in Australia to come together co-operatively and with unity.
There is an allegation from Greek Orthodox sources that "the acceptance by the Antiochian Archdiocese of schismatic Romanian communities run by defrocked priests has forced the exclusion of the Antiochian Archdiocese from SCCOCA". The Antiochian Archdiocese denies that any Romanian communities within its jurisdiction were schismatic or run by defrocked priests. Rather, the Romanian priest was released with the personal permission and blessing of Patriarch [[Teoctist (Arapasu) of Romania|Teoctist]], and subsequently established a worship community which has always been within the Antiochian Archdiocese and has therefore never been schismatic [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/394/6/]. Added to which, a chairman has no right or authority to exclude any jurisdiction on his own motion without a decision by SCCOCA itself.
Fr Nicholas Gan said the "Greek Archdiocese of Australia later put it about that ROCOR chose to depart in protest over the involvement of other jurisdictions in the ecumenical movement." [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/413/6/]
==See also==
*[[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]]
*[[Eastern Hierarchs]]
==External links==
* [http://home.it.com.au/~jgrapsas/pages/scocca.htm History of SCCOCA] from the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (covering the foundation of SCCOCA)
* [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/394/6/ History of SCCOCA] from the website of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand (including recent events regarding the Antiochian Archdiocese)
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