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Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales)

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The '''Holy Monastery of Pantanassa''' (Queen of All) is a [[monasticism|monastic]] community for [[monk|men ]] under the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]. The monastery is located in Mangrove, New South Wales (west of Sydney), and was established in 1976 under the [[omophorion]] of His Eminence [[Archbishop ]] [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos of Australia]]. The current [[abbot]] is [[Archimandrite ]] [[Stefanos (Pantanassiotis)|Stefanos]]; there are currently 2 [[hieromonk]]s (including the abbot), one monk and one [[novice ]] in residence, along with six hieromonks who are serving in parishes across Australia but are associated with the monastery.
==Timeline==
*1976: Holy Monastery of the [[Transfiguration]] of our Lord established by [[Archbishop]] [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos]]. The Brotherhood lives in St Arsenios' [[metochion|House]], and worships at the Holy Transfiguration Monastery.*1995: Monastery moved from Sydney, New South Wales, to Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales. Holy Transfiguration Monastery changes to being becomes a parish, and the monastery was renamed Pantanassa Monastery by Archbishop Stylianos. The Pantanassa brotherhood commenced living in a small monastic complex on the side of the mountain below a 200m (approx. 680 ft) cliff.
*1995: The [[Monastery of the Holy Cross (Mangrove, Australia)|Monastery of the Holy Cross]], a female monastery under the guidance of Pantanassa Monastery, is established at St Arsenios' [[metochion|House]] with three nuns. Abbot Stefanos is the chaplain.
*200x: The Monastery of the Holy Cross moves to present location on Mangrove Mountain.
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