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Deanery of New Zealand (Antiochian)

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The '''Deanery of New Zealand''' of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and New Zealand, and All Oceania]] is the way of administering the Antiochian Orthodox parishes[[parish]]es, priests [[priest]]s and faithful in New Zealand. Currently it is headed by the Dean of New Zealand, V Rev Archpriest Fr Jack Witbrock.
==History==
The 2001 Census shows an Orthodox population in New Zealand of 9,588 (all Orthodox included).
In January 2003, the first New Zealand Clergy Conference of the Antiochian [[Archdiocese ]] was chaired by Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand]]. On the Saturday, Dr Ian Nield was [[ordination|ordained ]] to the [[deacon|diaconate]] and Fr Dcn Michael Elder was ordained to the [[priest]]hood; on the Sunday, Fr Dcn Ian Nield was ordained to the priesthood and Fr Victor Didenco, previously canonically released from the [[Moldovan Orthodox Church]], was received into the Antiochian Archdiocese and appointed head of mission in Christchurch.
In July 2003, in response to a growing Antiochian Orthodox presence in New Zealand, Met Abp Paul created the Deanery of New Zealand. At this point, there are six priests in the Deanery. Due to a request from the Multi-Nations Council, Invercargill, Fr Ilyan celebrates the Liturgy once a month in a borrowed Anglican church near the airport in Invercargill.
On [[March 25]], 2005, there was a [[clergy ]] symposium in New Zealand. On the next day, Max Athanasius Perkins was ordained to the diaconate to serve the Antiochian Mission in Christchurch. In May 2005, Met. Abp Paul tonsured [[Andrei Grenfell]] to the sub-diaconate. Sdn Andrei is studying externally at [[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|St Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute]], France, and is being prepared for the diaconate to assist Fr Ilyan at the Dunedin parish and the Invercargill mission. On [[December 4]], John Hubbard was ordained to the diaconate to serve at the Antiochian Orthodox Church of St George, Auckland.
In May 2006, after the Sixth Clergy Conference of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian) in Wollongong, Australia, Met Abp Paul presided over a New Zealand Deanery meeting regarding the future of the Orthodox Church in New Zealand. During Met Abp Paul's September visit to New Zealand, 2006, he ordained Dr Keith Morrison to the diaconate. Dcn Keith has been assigned to work with the three churches in the Christchurch area.
==Priests and parishes==
*V. Rev. Fr [[Jack Witbrock]], Dean. Rector of Sts Simon and Jude, Ashley, Rangiora.
*V. Rev. Fr [[Ilyan Eades]]. [[Rector ]] of St Michael, Dunedin.
*Rev. Fr [[Victor Didenco]]. Head of the Antiochian Mission in Christchurch.
*Rev. Fr [[George Bosauder]]. Rector of St George, Auckland.
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[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]
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