bishop=Archim. [[Paul Basilios (SalibaKodseie) of Australia and New Zealand|Metropolitan Archbishop Paul]], ''metropolitan-elect''|

territory=Australia, New Zealand, and Dependenciesthe Philippines|language=Arabic, English, Greek, Macedonian, Moldovan, Romanian, Russian, SlavonicFilipino (others as needed)|music=Bulgarian Chant, [[Byzantine Chant|Byzantine]], Russian Chant, Russian Choral, Western Choral, Znammeny Chant''et al''|calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]] and [[Julian Calendar]] (depending on parishnormatively)|population=3743,500 to 123,490 (2005 internal Church census)000|website=[http://www.antiochianantiochianarch.org.au Antiochian Archdiocese]

== Recent History ==*:''coming soon!Expanded in: [[History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]]''The first wave of Syrian (now Lebanese) immigration was in the 1880-->==Organization==The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese is treated as one single archdiocese spanning two countries1890s, with the Archbishop where work was found in Australia hawking and a Deanery for New Zealand. There are 25 [[parish]]es and missions across Australia, 8 parishes and missions peddling goods in the Deanery country areas of New Zealand, and approximately 37,500 [[faithful]] in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese eastern states of Australia . The first places of worship were in Sydney and New ZealandMelbourne, with a Greek speaking priest who also spoke Arabic and, sometimes, Russian. The Archdiocese also has one female monastery Antiochian Orthodox faithful took part in the construction of [[Monastery of St Anna (Prestonboth Holy Trinity, Australia)|St Anna]] in VictoriaSydney, and runs the [[Holy Annunciation, Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies]].

The Due to the problems concerning the election of an Arab Patriarch of Antioch in 1899 and the decision of the [[Church of Constantinople]] to appropriate jurisdiction of parishes in the diaspora to the [[Church of Greece]] with the sole use of Ecclesiastical Greek, these churches were effectively closed off from the Arab Orthodox, aside from the sacraments. However, these faithful would not be denied Orthodoxy in their language and culture, and founded three Antiochian Orthodox churches in Australasia: St George, Sydney (founded by Fr [[Nicholas Shehadie]], exarch); St Nicholas, Melbourne (founded by Archim. [[Antonious (Mobayed)|Antonious]]); and St Michael, Dunedin (founded by Hmk [[Nicholas (Manovitch)|Nicholas]]. These churches, founded in the 1920s and 1930s, continued to be the only Antiochian Orthodox parishes in Australasia through the period of the Exarchate. In 1969, the Church of Antioch sent Archimandrite Gibran (Ramlawey) to Australia as Patriarchal Exarch to find the best way to solve problems caused by two priests having to serve every Antiochian Orthodox in Australia. On his recommendations, the Diocese of Australasia Australia and New Zealand was created, and Archimandrite Gibran was elected as [[Patriarchal Vicar]]. Two parishes were created very soon after his arrival - St Nicholas, Punchbowl, NSW was created as a founding member result of Bp [[SCCOCAGibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran]]'s directive, and St George, Thornbury, Vic. was created as a result of tensions caused by differing waves of immigrants. The late 1980s saw some growth in parishes. In 1985, a parish was created in Mays Hill, NSW; 1989 saw the first parish committee for a church in Brisbane, Qld. The mid-1990s saw the first instance of growth by group conversion as a result of the Anglican Church of Australia's decision to ordain females, which gave the Diocese four parishes, a monastery and five priests, mostly parish priests who were assigned to pastor the flock that they had guided into Orthodoxy. In 1999, Bp Gibran reposed. The Holy Synod of Antioch, having raised Australia and New Zealand to an Archdiocese, consecrated Archim. Paul (Saliba), the Antiochian Orthodox parish priest of St. George Church in Washington DC, as the Metropolitan Archbishop of the new Archdiocese . His tenure has seen a rapid growth of parishes, clergy and the use of English in the Divine Liturgy of Antiochian Orthodox parishes. From ten parishes at his enthronement in late 1999, the total at the end of eight years of Met. Abp Paul's tenure, at the close of 2007, stands at approximately 34 parishes or missions and 1 monastery, including three English-language parishes in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast, served by 42 clergymen, including two university [[chaplain]]s in Melbourne and the first Orthodox military chaplain in Australia . In 2008, a "historic moment in the history of...the Archdiocese" occurred, with the Archdiocese accepting two denominations in the Philippines, including over 30 religious leaders and 32 churches with ~6000 adherents, forming two vicariates in the Philippines (based in Davao and Manila, one for each former denomination). This event was especially marked by a change in the name of the Archdiocese to include 'Australia, New Zealand believes this organisationand the Philippines', with Met. Abp Paul as primate [http://www.antiochianarch.org.au/NewsItem.aspx?i=38]. Soon after being moribund , the Davao Vicariate would leave the Antiochian Archdiocese for quite a number of years, finally became defunct in [[ROCOR]] (as [[Western Rite]] parishes) before leaving the year 2000Church altogether.

== The Episcopacy Organisation=====Current Episcopacy===* Metropolitan The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese is a single archdiocese spanning a number of countries. The Archbishop resides in Australia, and there is a Deanery for New Zealand and a Vicariate in the Philippines. There are 25 [[Paul (Saliba) of parish]]es and missions across Australia , 8 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand|Paul and 32 parishes and missions in the Philippines; the Archdiocese estimates (Saliba2005)]] of indicate ~37,490 active congregants in Australia and New Zealand, there are ~3,000 adherants in the Philippines.**The Dean Archdiocese also had one female monastery of New Zealand is [[ArchpriestSt. Anna Convent (Preston, Victoria)|St Anna]] Jack Witbrockin Victoria, co-founded the multi-jurisdictional [[Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies]] and runs the [[St.**Dean Paul's Theological Course of Studies|St Paul's Theological Course of Studies]]. Many students of Clergy for theology have been sponsored by the Archdiocese is Archpriest George Nasrto study at Balamand University, at [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St Vladimir's Seminary]], USA, or through the St Stephen's Course of Studies in Orthodox Theology via the [[Antiochian House of Studies]].

===Primates in Australia and New Zealand===* Archbishop The Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia (as it was then called) was a founding member of the [[Gibran (Rimlawi) Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia and New Zealand|Gibran (Rimlawi)]] Bishop , and the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and , New Zealand, 1969-1999.* Metropolitan Archbishop and the Philippines is now a part of the [[Paul (Saliba) Episcopal Assembly of Australia and New ZealandOceania|Paul (Saliba)Episcopal Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Oceania]] Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, 1999-presentthat first met in 2010 in response to the Chambesy meeting.

== Links Administration=====Current===* Rt. Rev. Archim. [[Basilios (Kodseie)]]: Patriarchal Vicar from 1 July 2017[http://www.antiochianarch.org.au/NewsItem.aspx?i=776]; Metropolitan-elect from 4 October 2017[http://antiochian.org/axios-axios-holy-synod-antioch-elects-two-new-metropolitans]. * *Vicar-General of Archdiocese: Right Reverend [[Archimandrite]] [[Nabil (Kachab)]].**Dean of Australia: [[Archpriest]] [[George Nasr]].**[[Deanery of New Zealand (Antiochian parishes )|Dean of New Zealand]]: [[Archpriest]] [[Ian Nield]].**Vicar of Manila: Archpriest Pascualito Monsato ===Bishops of Australia and New Zealand===* Bishop [[Gibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran (Ramlawey)]], Patriarchal Vicar of Australia and New Zealand, 1969-1999.* Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul (Saliba)]], 1999-2017.* Metropolitan-elect, Archimandrite [[Basilios (Kodseie)]], 2017- ==See Also==*[[Orthodoxy in Australia]]*[[Orthodoxy in AustralasiaNew Zealand]]=*[[Orthodoxy in the Philippines]] ==External=links==* [http://www.antiochianantiochianarch.org.au Official website of the Archdiocese]

* [http://www.antiochpat.org/ Official website of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch]