In August 2005, Archpriest [[Nicolas Mansour]] retired from full-time pastoral work, ending 42 years of service at the Cathedral. Archim. [[Nabil (Kachab)]], formerly of St Nicholas, Punchbowl, replaced him as Dean of the Cathedral.
December 2006 saw Fr John Vesic released to the [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]], when he was replaced at Sts Michael and Gabriel by Fr Luke Bell. After Fr Luke left the Archdiocese in late 2007, he was succeeded by Fr Antonio Cagnoni.
Since his 2006 ordination, Fr John D'Alton has made several inroads in a number of very important areas. In the first 18 months after his ordination, he was made the university chaplain of La Trobe University, the first Orthodox military chaplain in Australia, is the rector of the Holy Transfiguration Mission, Belgrave Heights, and is the president of the [[Melbourne Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies]].