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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)*Bishop [[Milutin (Knezevic) 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 Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's the present 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 (Putilin) of Sydney]], ROCOR. 1970-1980.*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.*Archbishop [[Gibran (Ramlaoui) History of Australia and New Zealand]], AOCA. 1969-1999.*Metropolitan [[Dionysios (Psiahas) of Proussa|Dionysios (Psiahas) of New Zealand]], GOA. 1970-2003.*Metropolitan [[Joseph (Harkiolakis) of New ZealandAntiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]], GOA. 2003-2005.

*[[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 Metropolitanate of Australia Australian and New Zealand - New Gracanica Metropolitanate]] (the sole bishop, of the New Gracanica diocese, also administers the patriarchal 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 Poland|Polish Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia ]] - began at [[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Australia|1971 schism]] in ROCOR.*[[Church of Romania|Romanian Orthodox Church]] [[Romanian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|in Australia and New Zealand]]; with five parishes in Australia and one in New Zealand.

==Organizations and Institutions=====Pan-JurisdictionalOriental Orthodox jurisdictions==={{oriental}}*[[Standing Conference Church of Canonical India|Indian Orthodox Churches of Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]]; with one [[parish]] each in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.

===Archdiocesan Institutions and PublicationsWith an irregular status===*[[Voice Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of OrthodoxyAustralia and New Zealand]]: As part of the [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]], official publication this is not in full communion with any of the Greek mainstream Orthodox Archdiocese Churches, and is headed by His Grace Petar, Metropolitan of Australiaand New Zealand.*[[To VemaAutocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia]], official newspaper : Formed out of a schism with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australiawith the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA). This entity is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches. The parishes affiliated with the 'Greek Orthodox Communities of South Australia' (GOCSA) are in this church.*[[St. Basil's Homes Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Australia & Oceania (AustraliaSerapheimite)|St. Basil's Homes]] : Originally parishes who went into schism from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. This entity currently contains the 6 Australian parishes (and Aged Care Services2 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.*[[Estia Foundation Holy Synod in Resistance]] - [[Diocese of Sydney and New South Wales (Cyprianite)|Diocese of AustraliaSydney and New South Wales]]: This entity, under Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos and Fili, is not in communion with any of the mainstream Orthodox Churches.* Previously headed by His Eminence [[Missionary Association Chrysostomos (Alemangos) of Sydney|Chrysostomos]], Bishop of Sydney and New South Wales & Exarch of Australia, the Ascension 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 our Lord]]the mainstream Orthodox Churches.

==People=Theological Institutions and Programs====Current Hierarchs===*His Eminence [[St. Andrew's Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of New Zealand|Amphilochios]], Metropolitan of New Zealand (Greek Orthodox Theological College ).*His Eminence [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion]], Metropolitan of New York and First Hierarch of ROCOR, and Archbishop of 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 [[Mihail (Filimon) of Australia and New Zealand|Mihail]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox).*His Grace [[Siluan (Mrakic) of Australia and New Zealand|Irinej]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).*His Eminence [[Stylianos (Harkianakis)of Australia|St Andrew's Stylianos]], Archbishop of Australia (Greek Orthodox Theological College).**His Grace [[Ezekiel of Dervis]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne]].**His Grace [[Melbourne Institute Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of Orthodox Christian Studiesparishes 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 [[StList of parishes in Western Australia|Perth]]. Paul's Theological Course **His Grace [[Iakovos (Tsigounis) of StudiesMilitoupolis]], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne]].

===Ecclesiastical Music===*[[Association ''nb. As of Friends of Byzantine Ecclesiastical Music of South Australia]]1 July 2017, the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese is led by the Patriarchal Vicar, Archim.*[[School of Byzantine Music Basil (AustraliaKodseie)|School of Byzantine MusicBasil]], under the auspices of St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College'.

==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)<!===Pan--*[[Skete of the Protection of the Theotokos (Tallong, Australia)|Skete of the Protection of the Theotokos]] (SOC, male)-->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]