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Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand
Jurisdiction	Antioch
Diocese type	Archdiocese
Founded	1969
Current bishop	vacant at July 2017
See(s)	Sydney
Headquarters	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Territory	Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines
Liturgical language(s)	Arabic, English, Filipino (others as needed)
Musical tradition	Byzantine, et al
Calendar	Revised Julian (normatively)
Population estimate	43,500 to 123,000
Official website	Antiochian Archdiocese

The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines, with headquarters in Sydney, is an archdiocese of the Church of Antioch. On 1 July, 2017, its primate His Eminence Paul (Saliba), Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines, reposed. Fr Basil Khodseie was named by Patriarch John to be the representative of the Patriarch to the Archdiocese.

History

Expanded in: History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia

The first wave of Syrian (now Lebanese) immigration was in the 1880-1890s, where work was found in hawking and peddling goods in the country areas of the eastern states of Australia. The first places of worship were in Sydney and Melbourne, with a Greek speaking priest who also spoke Arabic and, sometimes, Russian. The Antiochian Orthodox faithful took part in the construction of both Holy Trinity, Sydney, and Holy Annunciation, Melbourne.

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); and St Michael, Dunedin (founded by Hmk 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 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 result of Bp 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 chaplains 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 and the Philippines', with Met. Abp Paul as primate [1]. Notably, however, the Davao Vicariate would later leave the Antiochian Archdiocese and join ROCOR as Western Rite parishes before leaving the Church altogether.

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Organisation

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 parishes and missions across Australia, 8 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand and 32 parishes and missions in the Philippines; the Archdiocese estimates (2005) indicate ~37,490 active congregants in Australia and New Zealand, there are ~3,000 adherants in the Philippines.

The Archdiocese also had one female monastery of St Anna in Victoria, co-founded the multi-jurisdictional Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies and runs the St Paul's Theological Course of Studies. Many students of theology have been sponsored by the Archdiocese to study at Balamand University, at St Vladimir's Seminary, USA, or through the St Stephen's Course of Studies in Orthodox Theology via the Antiochian House of Studies.

The Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia (as it was then called) was a founding member of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia. The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand (as it was then called) was a founding member of Eastern Hierarchs, believing it to be an organisation working towards spreading the love of God throughout the whole mystery of His Church. It is now a part of the Episcopal Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Oceania that met in 2010 in response to the Chambesy meeting.

Administration

Current

See vacant. Archimandrite Basil Kodseie was named Patriarchal Vicar on 1 July 2017. [2]
- Vicar-General of Archdiocese: Right Reverend Archimandrite Nabil (Kachab).
- Dean of Australia: Archpriest George Nasr.
- Dean of New Zealand: Priest Ian Nield.
- Vicar of Manila: Archpriest Pascualito Monsato

Bishops of Australia and New Zealand

Bishop Gibran (Ramlawey), Patriarchal Vicar of Australia and New Zealand, 1969-1999.
Metropolitan Archbishop Paul (Saliba), 1999-2017.

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-bishop=Metr. Abp. [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul]]|
+bishop=''vacant at July 2017''|
 see=Sydney|
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-territory=Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania|
+territory=Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines|
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-music=[[Bulgarian Chant|Bulgarian]], [[Byzantine Chant|Byzantine]], [[Russian Chant|Russian]] & [[Znamenny Chant|Znamenny]] Chant; Russian & Western Choral|
+music=[[Byzantine Chant|Byzantine]], ''et al''|
-calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]] and [[Julian Calendar]] (depending on parish)|
+calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]] (normatively)|
-population=7,525 ([[Statistics of Orthodoxy in Australia|Defective]]  [http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000226.cgi Federal Census 2001]); 37,490 (2005 internal Archdiocesan census)|
+population=43,500 to 123,000|
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+website=[http://www.antiochianarch.org.au Antiochian Archdiocese]
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-The '''Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania''', with headquarters in Sydney, is an [[archdiocese]] of the [[Church of Antioch]].  Its current [[primate]] is His Eminence [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul (Saliba)]], [[Metropolitan Archbishop]] of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania.
+The '''Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines''', with headquarters in Sydney, is an [[archdiocese]] of the [[Church of Antioch]].  On 1 July, 2017, its [[primate]] His Eminence [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul (Saliba)]], [[Metropolitan Archbishop]] of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines, reposed. Fr Basil Khodseie was named by Patriarch John to be the representative of the Patriarch to the Archdiocese.
 ==History==
-Similar to most other jurisdictions in Australia, and other parts of the 'diaspora', a detailed pre-history of the Archdiocese is better told in terms of cities which later formed a diocese, rather than the other way around.
+:''Expanded in: [[History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]]''
+The first wave of Syrian (now Lebanese) immigration was in the 1880-1890s, where work was found in hawking and peddling goods in the country areas of the eastern states of Australia. The first places of worship were in Sydney and Melbourne, with a Greek speaking priest who also spoke Arabic and, sometimes, Russian.  The Antiochian Orthodox faithful took part in the construction of both Holy Trinity, Sydney, and Holy Annunciation, Melbourne.
-===Sydney===
+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.
-The Syrian Orthodox (as the Antiochian Orthodox were then known) took part in the construction of a community church in Surry Hills with the Greek and Russian Orthodox faithful. It was known as Holy Trinity. A priest was later provided by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem.  Due to various difficulties regarding the 1898 election of an Arabic patriarch of Antioch, the Syrian community then took to meeting in individual homes, only going to the church in Surry Hills for necessities.
-In 1913, Father [[Nicholas Shehadie]] was sent to Australia as Exarch to determine the extent of the problem and to find possible solutions.  However, while this was intended to be temporary, World War I intervened meaning that Father Nicholas could not return to Lebanon where his family was. Hence, his stay became permanent.  He realised the need for a church for the Antiochian Orthodox, and determined to built it, with the Divine Liturgy being held in parishioners' homes until that time.
+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 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 result of Bp [[Gibran (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 State Government leased a block of land to the Church on the corner of Walker and Redfern Sts, Redfern, and the first Antiochian Orthodox church was built there and placed under the patronage of Saint George.
+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 1934, Exarch Nicholas Shehadie reposed, in his early 70s.  Then his second son, [[Michael Shehadie|Michael]], became a priest.  During the time of his presbyterate at the Church of St George, the government lease expired. Fr Michael worked with the government to find a new site and, in 1950, they were granted land at the corner of Walker and Cooper Sts, Redfern, where the church - now cathedral - stands today.  However, Fr Michael never saw it built. In 1951, aged 56, he reposed.
+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.
-===Melbourne===
+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.
-*[http://www.stnicholas.org.au/Articles/DrBtrney.htm St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church].  A history of the Archdiocese in the city of Melbourne.
-===Diocesan and Archdiocesan===
+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 and the Philippines', with Met. Abp Paul as primate [http://www.antiochianarch.org.au/NewsItem.aspx?i=38].  Notably, however, the Davao Vicariate would later leave the Antiochian Archdiocese and join [[ROCOR]] as [[Western Rite]] parishes before leaving the Church altogether.
-Following in the footsteps of his father and elder brother, John Shehadie became a priest.  Fr John served at St George church for a short time, after which he founded St Nicholas Church, Punchbowl, following one of the first directives of Bishop Gibran.  Fr John served here until his 1987 retirement.
-*The [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/category/7/30/21/ History section] of the Archdiocesan website.
-*[http://www.geocities.com/abuelabed007/SPAH.htm History of St Paul's Antiochian Orthodox Church]. A history of the Archdiocese in the city of Brisbane.
 {{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}
+<!--==Recent events==-->
-==Recent History==
-*Recent news of the Archdiocese can be found [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/category/2/3/6/ here].
 ==Organisation==
-The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese is a single archdiocese spanning a number of countries. The Archbishop resides in Australia, there is a Deanery for New Zealand, and presences in other countries of the region.  There are 25 [[parish]]es and missions across Australia, 8 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand, and approximately 37,500 faithful in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania.  The Archdiocese also has one female monastery of [[Monastery of St Anna (Preston, Australia)|St Anna]] in Victoria, and founded the multi-jurisdictional [[Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies]].
+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 [[parish]]es and missions across Australia, 8 parishes and missions in the Deanery of New Zealand and 32 parishes and missions in the Philippines; the Archdiocese estimates (2005) indicate ~37,490 active congregants in Australia and New Zealand, there are ~3,000 adherants in the Philippines.
-The Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia (as it was then called) was a founding member of the [[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia]]. The Antiochian Archdiocese believes that SCCOCA, after being moribund for quite a number of years, finally became defunct in the year 2000.
+The Archdiocese also had one female monastery of [[St. Anna Convent (Preston, Victoria)|St Anna]] in Victoria, co-founded the multi-jurisdictional [[Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies]] and runs the [[St. Paul's Theological Course of Studies|St Paul's Theological Course of Studies]].  Many students of theology have been sponsored by the Archdiocese to 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]].
-The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania, was a founding member of [[Eastern Hierarchs]]. The Antiochian Archdiocese believes that this is a friendly, effective organisation, working for the love of God spreading throughout the whole mystery of His Church.
+The Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australasia (as it was then called) was a founding member of the [[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia]].  The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand (as it was then called) was a founding member of [[Eastern Hierarchs]], believing it to be an organisation working towards spreading the love of God throughout the whole mystery of His Church.  It is now a part of the [[Episcopal Assembly of Oceania|Episcopal Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Oceania]] that met in 2010 in response to the Chambesy meeting.
-== The Episcopacy ==
+==Administration==
-===Current Episcopacy===
+===Current===
-* Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul (Saliba)]] of Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania.
+* ''See vacant. Archimandrite Basil Kodseie was named Patriarchal Vicar on 1 July 2017''. [http://www.antiochianarch.org.au/NewsItem.aspx?i=776]
-**Dean of New Zealand is [[Archpriest]] [[Jack Witbrock]].
+**Vicar-General of Archdiocese: Right Reverend [[Archimandrite]] [[Nabil (Kachab)]].
-**Vicar-General and Dean of the Cathedral is Right Reverend [[Archimandrite]] [[Nabil (Kachab)]]
+**Dean of Australia: [[Archpriest]] [[George Nasr]].
-**Dean of Clergy for the Archdiocese is Archpriest [[George Nasr]].
+**[[Deanery of New Zealand (Antiochian)|Dean of New Zealand]]: [[Priest]] [[Ian Nield]].
+**Vicar of Manila: Archpriest Pascualito Monsato
-===Primates in Australia and New Zealand===
+===Bishops of Australia and New Zealand===
-* Bishop [[Gibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran (Ramlawey)]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand, 1969-1999.
+* 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)]] of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania, 1999-present.
+* Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul (Saliba)]], 1999-2017.
-== See Also ==
+==See Also==
-* [[Antiochian parishes in Australasia]]
+*[[Orthodoxy in Australia]]
+*[[Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]
+*[[Orthodoxy in the Philippines]]
-===External===
+==External links==
-* [http://www.antiochian.org.au Official website of the Archdiocese]
+* [http://www.antiochianarch.org.au Official website of the Archdiocese]
 * [http://www.antiochian.org.nz Official website of the New Zealand Deanery]
 * [http://www.antiochpat.org Official website of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch]
 [[Category:Jurisdictions]]
 [[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]
 [[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]
+[[Category:Dioceses]]
+[[Category:Antiochian Dioceses|Australia and New Zealand]]

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