Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)

The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is an diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Its current primate is His Grace Hilarion (Kapral), Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand.

Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)
Founder(s)	Metr. Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev
Autocephaly/Autonomy declared	N/A
Autocephaly/Autonomy recognized	N/A
Current primate	Archbishop Hilarion
Headquarters	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Primary territory	Australia, New Zealand
Possessions abroad	N/A
Liturgical language(s)	Slavonic, English
Musical tradition	Russian Chant
Calendar	Julian
Population estimate	unknown
Official website	Diocese of Aust. & NZ

Organization

The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, of which the Archbishop is the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more states. There are 24 parishes and communities across Australia, 4 in New Zealand, and 6 monasteries and sketes, all in Australia. There is also one mission-church in Korea.

The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of SCCOCA, but later departed in protest to the involvement of other jurisdictions in the ecumenical movement.

The Episcopacy

Diocesan Bishop

• Archbishop Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.
  • Archpriest John Stukacz, dean of New South Wales (10 parishes)
  • Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)
  • Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)
  • Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)
  • Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in Korea.

Hierarchs in Australia

• Bishop Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney, 19??-1955.
• Bishop Philaret (Voznesensky) of Brisbane, 1963-1964.
• Bishop Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney, 19??-1971.
• Bishop Constantine (Essensky) of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1967-1976.
• Archbishop Theodosius of Sydney, 19??-1980.
• Archbishop Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.
• Bishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.
• Archbishop Hilarion (Kapral), Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.

External links

• Official Website of the Diocese
• Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia