Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop
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This article seeks to serve as a catch-all point for the jurisdictions in Australia who are small enough to not warrant a resident bishop - the Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese, the Moscow Patriarchal parishes, the former Orthodox Church in America parishes and the Polish Orthodox parish.
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Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the USA, Canada and Australia
- Number of Parishes: Three in Australia.
- Hierarch: Metropolitan Joseph of the USA, Canada and Australia.
- Began: First parish in 1950.
- Sydney: St John of Rila Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [1][2]
- Melbourne: Sts Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [3]
- Adelaide: St Petka Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church. [4]
Moscow Patriarchate in Australia
- Number of Parishes: Three in Australia.
- Hierarch: Bishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, Head of Special Secretariat of the Patriarchal Chancellery for Administration of Patriarchal Establishments Outside the Patriarchal Territories.[1]
- Began: First parish in 1988.
- Sydney: Holy Protection Orthodox Church, Blacktown. Established 1988. [5]
- Melbourne: Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Collingwood. Established 1989. [6]
- Newcastle: Parish of the Theophany, Mayfield West. Established 1996, since closed (c.2010)
Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia
main article: Parishes in Australia (OCA)
- Number of Parishes: Three (at peak), now none.
- Began: 1971, in ROCOR schism.
- Ended: 2011.
Polish Orthodox Church in Australia
- Number of Parishes: One in South Australia.
- Hierarch: unknown
- Began: 1971, in ROCOR schism.