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During his time as rector, the foundation stone of the [[parish]] of St George was laid in October 1953 by [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Greek Orthodox]] [[Archbishop]] [[Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia and New Zealand|Theophylactos]], and the first services in the as-yet unfinished church were the [[Pascha]] services of 1954. The [[iconostasis]] of Queensland maple was finished in 1956, before his repose.
Rt Rev. [[Archimandrite|Archim.]] '''''Anthony (Woolf)''''' was the [[rector]] of St George Antiochian Orthodox Church Redfern, NSW, and Patriarchal Exarch to Australia, arriving 6 April, 1957 Under his guidance the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Antiochian Orthodox Church in Australia]] was active in the Australian Council of Churches.
He was described as 'very popular with young people because [with him] they understood what was happening. Most of all he would take them out on trips, such as to Luna Park. When he came to visit, families felt proud of themselves because he parked his big American car outside. He would sit with all the children in the kitchen.' 'Father Anthony left for Damascus for a trip on [[February 12|12 February]] 1961 and died en route at Cairo in April 1961.' (''St George Cathedral and its People'', 2004, p. 40)
Rev Fr '''''Stephen Godley''''' was a priest of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]. He is author of ''The Eastern Orthodox in Australia'', which was published in 1996 by the Australian Government Publishing Service. In 2000 he left the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese.
V. Rev. Fr '''''Nicolas Mansour''''' was the [[Exarch]] of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Church of Antioch for Australia and New Zealand]], and was the [[Rector]] of St George Antiochian Orthodox Church, and then Dean of St George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 1962-2005.
*Rt Rev. Archim. '''[[Nabil (Kachab)]]''', vicar-general of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand, 2005-present.
*V. Rev. Protopresbyter '''[[Mitko Machevski]]''', parish priest of St Nicholas Church, Bankstown, 1997-present.
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before=[[Michael Shehadie]]|
title=V. Rev. Malatius Hussney<br>Exarch of Australia (in Sydney)<br>([[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Church of Antioch]])|
years=1953-1956|
after=[[Anthony Woolf]]}}
{{succession|
before=[[Malatius Hussney (Sydney)|Malatius Hussney]]|
title=Archim. Anthony (Woolf)<br>Exarch of Australia (in Sydney)<br>([[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Church of Antioch]])|
years=1957-1961|
after=[[Nicolas Mansour]]}}
{{succession|
before=Sydney: [[Anthony Chidiac]] <br> Melbourne: [[George Haydar]]|
title=V. Rev. Fr Nicolas Mansour<br>Patriarchal Exarch of Australia and New Zealand<br>([[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Church of Antioch]])|
years=1962-1969|
after=[[Gibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran (Ramlawey)]], Patriarchal Vicar}}
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