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{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}}From the first [[Divine Liturgy]] celebrated at Kirribilli Point (Sydney) in 1820, New Zealand's first [[priest]] in 1910, Australia's first Exarch in 1913, and Australia and New Zealand's first [[bishop]] in 1924, right to the present day, '''Orthodoxy in Australasia''' has a short history that is extremely undocumented and, therefore, largely unseen. This article seeks to be a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history and state of [[Orthodox Christianity]] in Australia, New Zealand, and (God willing) in Oceania.

==History==*Previously, this article was a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history and state of [[Timeline of Orthodoxy Orthodox Christianity]] in Australia]]*[[Timeline of and New Zealand; however, this article is now focused on Orthodoxy in and any things that affect both Australia and New Zealand]], and on any information on Orthodoxy in Oceania.

==People=====Current Hierarchs=Sub-series==*Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney]], Orthodoxy in Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR [[Archbishop]] of Australia and New Zealand)*Metropolitan [[Joseph (Harkiolakis) of New Zealand]] (Greek Orthodox [[Metropolitan]] of New Zealand)*Bishop Milutin of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand)*Metropolitan [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand]] (Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan of Australia and Orthodoxy in New Zealand)*Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia]] (Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia)**Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis, [[auxiliary bishop|auxiliary]] to Archbishop Stylianos in Melbourne.**Bishop [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias]], auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos in Sydney.**Bishop [[Nikandros (Kalyvos) of Dorileou]], auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos in Adelaide.

===Other major figures=History==*[[Bishop]] [[Nektarios (Kellis) Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of MadagascarAustralia and New Zealand]], Greek-Australian [[missionary]] The forerunner to Madagascar, and first bishop thereof.*[[Archimandrite]] [[Nabil (Kachab)]].*Archimandrite [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], formerly lecturer at [[St. Andrew's the present Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]]; currently assistant dean of the Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School 'Archbishop Macarius III' in Nairobi.*Archimandrite [[Stefanos (Pantanassiotis)]], [[Abbot]] of the [[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)|Monastery of Pantanassa]]*Mother Kallistheni, [[Abbess]] of the [[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Australia)|Monastery of Gorgoepikoos]]*[[Archpriest|V. Rev.]] Fr Dimitri Tsakas, Archdiocesan Vicar of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of [[List of parishes structures in Queensland|Queensland]] and New Guinea, [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]. ===Previous Bishops===*Metropolitan [[Christoforos (Knitis) of Samos|Christoforos (Knitis) of Australia and New Zealand]], GOA. 1924-1929.*Metropolitan [[Timotheos (Evangelinidis) of Rhodes|Timotheos (Evangelinidis) of Australia and New Zealand]], GOA. 1931-1947.*Bishop [[Theodore (Rafalsky) Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, ROCOR. 19??-1955.*Metropolitan [[Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia and New Zealand]], GOA. 1947-1958.*Bishop [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]] of Brisbane, ROCOR. 1963-1964.*Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, ROCOR. 19??-1971.*Archbishop [[Ezekiel (Tsoukalas) of Pisidia|Ezekiel (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia]], GOA. 1959-1974.*Bishop [[Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond|Constantine (Essensky)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, ROCOR. 1967-1976.*Archbishop Theodosius of Sydney, ROCOR. 19??-1980.*Archbishop [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]] of Sydney, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, ROCOR. 1980-1995.*Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|Gabriel (Chemodakov)]] of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, ROCOR. 1996-1997.*Bishop [[Gibran (Ramlaoui) of Australia and New Zealand]], AOCA. 1969-1999.*Metropolitan [[Dionysios (Psiahas) History of Proussa|Dionysios (Psiahas) of New ZealandAntiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]], GOA. 1970-2003.

*[[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]

*[[Church of Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church]] [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|in Australia and New Zealand]] and [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand - New Gracanica Metropolitanate]] (the The sole bishop, of the New Gracanica patriarchal diocese, also administers the patriarchal New Gracanica diocese.)

*[[Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia|Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|Australia]]. There is one parish in [http://www.pageone.net.au/%7Erilski/index.htm Sydney], one in [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=26 Melbourne] and one in [http://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory.html?type=details&id=27 Adelaide].*[[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]]; with a single one parish, "Holy Trinity Orthodox Church", each in Sydney and Melbourne.*[[Orthodox Church in America]] - [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)|Parishes in Australia]]; with two parishes in Sydney and one parish in BrisbaneSydney.*[[Church of RomaniaPoland|Romanian Polish Orthodox Church]] [[Romanian Orthodox Church in Australia and New ZealandAustralian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia and New Zealand]]; with five parishes in Australia and one in New Zealand. ==Organizations and Institutions=====Pan-Jurisdictional===*began at [[Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches Timeline of Orthodoxy in Australia|1971 schism]]in ROCOR.

===Archdiocesan Institutions and PublicationsOriental Orthodox jurisdictions==={{oriental}}*[[Voice Church of Orthodoxy]], official publication of the Greek India|Indian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.*[[To VemaChurch]], official newspaper of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.*[[St. Basil's Homes (Australia)Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|St. Basil's Homes]] and Aged Care Services.*[[Estia Foundation of in Australia]].*; with one [[Missionary Association of the Ascension of our Lordparish]]each in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.

===Theological Institutions and ProgramsWith an irregular status===*[[StMacedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: As part of the [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]], this is not in full communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches, and is headed by His Grace Petar, Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand. Andrew's *[[Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia]]: Formed out of a schism with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia with the Greek Orthodox Theological College Community of South Australia (Sydney, AustraliaGOCSA)|St Andrew. This entity is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. The parishes affiliated with the 's Greek Orthodox Theological College]]Communities of South Australia' (GOCSA) are in this church.*[[Melbourne Institute Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Orthodox Christian StudiesAustralia & Oceania (Serapheimite)]]: Originally parishes who went into schism from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. This entity currently contains the 6 Australian parishes (and 2 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) who are under the omophorion of Abp Serapheim of Athens (assisted by auxiliary Metropolitan Christodoulos of Neon Patron). This entity is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches.*[[StHoly Synod in Resistance]] - [[Diocese of Sydney and New South Wales (Cyprianite)|Diocese of Sydney and New South Wales]]: This entity, under Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos and Fili, is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. Paul's Theological Course Previously headed by His Eminence [[Chrysostomos (Alemangos) of StudiesSydney|Chrysostomos]], Bishop of Sydney and New South Wales & Exarch of Australia, the current locum tenens is Bp Ambrose of Methone, and consists of four parishes and one monastery. This diocese is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches.

==People=Ecclesiastical Music====Current Hierarchs===*His Eminence [[Association Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of Friends New Zealand|Amphilochios]], Metropolitan of Byzantine Ecclesiastical Music New Zealand (Greek Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion]], Metropolitan of New York and First Hierarch of ROCOR, and Archbishop of South Australiaand New Zealand (ROCOR).**His Grace [[George (Schaefer) of Canberra|George]], appointed to be vicar bishop to Metropolitan Hilarion in Australia and New Zealand.*His Grace [[School Irinej (Dobrijevic) of Byzantine Music Australia and New Zealand|Irinej]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).*His Grace [[Mihail (Filimon) of Australia and New Zealand|Mihail]], Bishop of Australiaand New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Paul (Saliba)of Australia and New Zealand|School Paul]], Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Byzantine MusicAustralia|Stylianos]], under the auspices Archbishop of St. Andrew's Australia (Greek Orthodox Theological College).**His Grace [[Ezekiel of Dervis]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne]].**His Grace [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in New South Wales|Sydney]].**His Grace [[Nikandros (Palyvos) of Dorileou]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in South Australia|Adelaide]] and for [[List of parishes in Western Australia|Perth]].**His Grace [[Iakovos (Tsigounis) of Militoupolis]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne]].

==MonasteriesOrganizations and Institutions==*[[Monastery of St Anna (Preston, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St Anna]] (AOCA, female)*[[Monastery of St George (Winmalee, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St George]] (GOA, male)*[[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Gorgoepikoos]] (GOA, female)*[[Monastery of the Holy Cross (Mangrove, Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross]] (GOA, female)*[[Skete of St John the Baptist (Kentlyn, Australia)|Skete of St John the Baptist]] (ROCOR, male)*[[Monastery of St John of the Mountain (Forrestfield, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St John of the Mountain]] (GOA, male)*[[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan]] (ROCOR, female)*[[Monastery of Archangel Michael (Marrickville, Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Archangel Michael]] (ROCOR, male)*[[Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Inglewood, Australia)|Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos]] (SOC, female)*[[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Pantanassa]] (GOA, male)*[[Monastery of St Petroc (South Hobart, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St Petroc]] (ROCOR, male, [[Western Rite|WR]])*[[Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God (Bungarby, Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God]] (ROCOR, female)*[[Skete of the Protection of the Theotokos (Tallong, Australia)|Skete of the Protection of the Theotokos]] (SOC, male)===Pan-Jurisdictional===*[[Monastery Episcopal Assembly of St Sava (Canberra, Australia)|Monastery of St SavaOceania]], Canberra (SOC, male)*[[Monastery of St Sava (Elaine, Australia)|Monastery of St SavaEastern Hierarchs]], Melbourne (SOC, male)*[[Monastery Standing Conference of Holy Transfiguration (Bombala, Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration]] (ROCOR, male)

*[[List of parishes bishops in the Australian Capital TerritoryAustralasia|Parishes in the ACT]]*[[List Complete list of parishes bishops in the Northern Territory|Parishes in the Northern TerritoryAustralasia]], past and present (includes auxiliary bishops).*[[List of parishes in Queensland|{{Parishes in Queensland]]*[[List of parishes in New Zealand|Parishes in New Zealand]]Australasia and Oceania}}

*[http://www.antiochian.org.au Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]