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The following is a list of the 14 [[monastery|monasteries]] and 2 [[skete|sketes]], both [[monk|male]] and [[nun|female]], in Australia. In total, there are 16 monastic communities in Australia, with 14 monasteries and 2 sketes; there are a total of 9 male monasteries (and 1 skete), and 5 female monasteries (and 1 sketes); and there are 5 active Greek Orthodox monasteries, 2 Serbian Orthodox monasteries (and 1 skete), 1 Antiochian Orthodox monastery and 6 ROCOR monasteries (and 1 skete). 
==Listing of Monastic Communities by State==
===Australian Capital Territory===
*[[Monastery of St Sava New Kalenic (Canberra, AustraliaAustralian Capital Territory)|Monastery of St Sava]](New Kalenic), Hall, Australian Capital Territory. Male monastery and [[bishop]]'s residence. [[Abbot]]: [[Bishop]] [[Milutin (Knezevic) of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin (Knezevic)]]''Unknown''
===New South Wales===
*[[Monastery of St . George (Winmalee, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of St George]], Winmalee, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: [[Archimandrite]] [[Kyriakos (Stavronikitianos)|Kyriakos]].*[[Monastery of the Holy Cross (MangroveMountain, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of the Holy Cross]], Mangrove, NSW. Female monastery. [[Abbess]]: Mother Philothei.*[[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan]], Kentlyn, NSW. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother EvpraksiaMaria.*[[Monastery of Archangel Michael (Marrickville, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of Archangel Michael]], Marrickville, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: [[Igumen]] [[Kosmas (Vasilopoulos)]].*[[Monastery of Pantanassa (MangroveMountain, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of Pantanassa]], Lower Mangrove Creek, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite [[Stefanos Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)]].*[[Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God (Bungarby, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God]], Bungarby, AustraliaNSW. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother [[Anna (Karipoff)]].*[[Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration (Bombala, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration]], Bombala, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite [[Alexis (Rosentool)]].*[[Skete Monastery of St John the Baptist Holy Trinity (KentlynMonkerai, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Skete Monastery of St John the BaptistHoly Trinity]], KentlynMonkerai, NSW. Male sketemonastery. SuperiorAbbot: [[Hieromonk]] [[Joachim John (RossMacpherson)]].<!-- *[[St. John the Baptist Skete of the Protection of the Theotokos (TallongKentlyn, AustraliaNew South Wales)|St John the Baptist Skete of the Protection of the Theotokos]], TallongKentlyn, New South WalesNSW. Male skete. Superior: Sindjel Lazar[[Hieromonk]] [[Joachim (Ross)]].<!-- ===Northern Territory===
===Queensland=== -->
 
===South Australia===
*[[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, South Australia)|Monastery of Prophet Elias]], Monarto, South AustraliaSA. Male monastery. Abbot: Hieromonk Benjamin.*[[Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Inglewood, South Australia)|Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos]], Inglewood, South AustraliaSA. Female skete. Abbess: Igumanija Anastasija. 
===Tasmania===
*[[Monastery of St . Petroc Monastery (South HobartCascades, AustraliaTasmania)|Saint Petroc Monastery of St Petroc]], South HobartCascades, Tas. Male monastery, [[Western Rite]]. Abbot: Hieromonk [[Michael (Mansbridge-Wood)]]. 
===Victoria===
*[[Monastery of St . Anna Convent (Preston, AustraliaVictoria)|Monastery of St Anna]], Preston, Victoria. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Riasophor Theodora.*[[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, AustraliaVictoria)|Monastery of Panayia Gorgoepikoos]], Geelong, Vic. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Kallistheni.*[[Monastery of St . Sava (Elaine, AustraliaVictoria)|Monastery of St Sava]], Elaine, Victoria. Male monastery. Abbot: Iguman [[Teodor(Bojovic)]]
===Western Australia===
*[[Monastery of St . John of the Mountain (Forrestfield, Western Australia)|Monastery of St . John of the Mountain]], Forrestfield, W.A. Abbot: Hieromonk Evagrius[[Evagrios (Simonopetritis)|Evagrios]]. [http://members.optusnet.com.au/~goawa/stjohnoros.html]
==Listing of Monastic Communities by Jurisdiction==
===[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]===
*[[Monastery of St . George (Winmalee, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of St George]], Winmalee, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite [[Kyriakos(Stavronikitianos)|Kyriakos]].*[[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, AustraliaVictoria)|Monastery of Panayia Gorgoepikoos]], Geelong, Vic. Female monastery. [[Abbess]]: Mother Kallistheni.*[[Monastery of the Holy Cross (MangroveMountain, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of the Holy Cross]], Mangrove, NSW. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Philothei.*[[Monastery of St . John of the Mountain (Forrestfield, Western Australia)|Monastery of St John of the Mountain]], Forrestfield, W.A. Abbot: Hieromonk Evagrius[[Evagrios (Simonopetritis)|Evagrios]]. [http://members.optusnet.com.au/~goawa/stjohnoros.html]*[[Monastery of Pantanassa (MangroveMountain, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of Pantanassa]], Lower Mangrove Creek, NSW. Male monastery. [[Abbot]]: [[Archimandrite]] [[Stefanos Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)]].
===[[Church of Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church]] in [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Australia and New Zealand]]===
*[[Monastery of St Sava New Kalenic (Canberra, AustraliaAustralian Capital Territory)|Monastery of St Sava(New Kalenic)]], Hall, Australian Capital Territory. Male monastery and [[bishop]]'s residence. Abbot: Bishop [[Milutin of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin]]''unknown''.*[[Monastery of St . Sava (Elaine, AustraliaVictoria)|Monastery of St Sava]], Elaine, Victoria. Male monastery. Abbot: Iguman [[Teodor(Bojovic)]].*[[Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Inglewood, South Australia)|Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos]], Inglewood, South Australia. Female skete. Abbess: Igumanija Anastasija
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===[[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]===*[[Monastery of St . Anna Convent (Preston, AustraliaVictoria)|Monastery of St Anna]], Preston, Victoria. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Riasophor Theodora.
===[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia|ROCOR]] - [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Australian and New Zealand Diocese]]===*[[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, South Australia)|Monastery of Prophet Elias]], Monarto, South Australia. Male monastery. Abbot: Hieromonk Benjamin.*[[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan]], Kentlyn, NSW. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother EvpraksiaNun Maria (administrator).*[[Monastery of Archangel Michael (Marrickville, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of Archangel Michael]], Marrickville, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Igumen [[Kosmas (Vasilopoulos)]].*[[Monastery of St . Petroc Monastery (South HobartCascades, AustraliaTasmania)|Saint Petroc Monastery of St Petroc]], South HobartCascades, Tas. Male monastery, [[Western Rite]]. Abbot: Hieromonk [[Michael(Mansbridge-Wood)]].*[[Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God (Bungarby, New South Wales)|Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God]], Bungarby, New South Wales. Female monastery. Abbess: Mother [[Anna (Karipoff)]]*[[Monastery of Holy Transfiguration (Bombala, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration]], Bombala, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite [[Alexis (Rosentool)]]*[[Skete Monastery of the Holy Trinity (Monkerai, New South Wales)|Monastery of the Holy Trinity]], Monkerai, NSW. Male monastery. Abbot: Hieromonk [[John (Macpherson)]].*[[St . John the Baptist Skete (Kentlyn, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Skete of St . John the BaptistSkete]], Kentlyn, NSW. Male skete. Abbot: [[Hieromonk]] [[Joachim (Ross)]]
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