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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.
==People=====Current Hierarchs===*Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney]], 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 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 (Palyvos) of Dorileou]], auxiliary to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in South Australia|Adelaide]]. ===Other major figures=Sub-series==*[[Bishop]] [[Nektarios (Kellis) of Madagascar]], Greek-Australian [[missionary]] to Madagascar, and first bishop thereof.*[[Archimandrite]] [[Nabil (Kachab)]], first priestmonk to be made archimandrite Orthodoxy in the Antiochian Archdiocese.*Archimandrite [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], formerly lecturer at [[St Andrew's 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.*[[Archpriest|V. Rev.]] Fr [[Dimitri Tsakas]], Archdiocesan Vicar of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of [[List of parishes Orthodoxy in Queensland|Queensland]] and New Guinea, [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].(Abbots and Abbesses can be found in the Monasteries section) ===Previous Ruling Bishops===[[List of bishops in Australasia]] (includes auxiliary 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) of Sydney|Theodore (Rafalsky)]] of Sydney, ROCOR. 1948-1955.*Metropolitan [[Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia and New Zealand]], GOA. 1947-1958.*Bishop [[Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney|Sava (Rayevsky)]] of Sydney, ROCOR. 1955?-1971.*Archbishop [[Ezekiel (Tsoukalas) of Pisidia|Ezekiel (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia]], GOA. 1959-1974.*Bishop Panteleimon of Theoupolis, GOA. 197x.*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.*Archbishop [[Gibran (Ramlaoui) 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 Zealand]], GOA. 2003-2005.
==History==
*[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]] - The forerunner to the present Greek Orthodox structures in [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Australia]] and [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand|New Zealand]].
*[[History of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Australasia]]
===With Local Bishop===
*[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand]]
*[[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Australia and New Zealand]]
*[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] - [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese 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)
===Without Local Bishop===
*[[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 one parish each in Sydney, Hamilton and Melbourne.*[httphttps://www.htocmukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.org/ Melbournecom Orthodox Church of Ukraine - Former 'Kyivan Patriarchate'].*: Part of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America]] - [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)– Kyiv Patriarchate|Parishes in AustraliaOrthodox Church of Ukraine]]; , with two 5 parishes in Sydney , Newcastle, Adelaide and one parish in Brisbane.*[[Church With the Decision of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople 11/10/18 starting from Patriarch Philaret and Metropolitan Makary all anathemas, defrokments & excommunication were uplifted and all clergy under them restored to canonical status. On the 15/12/2018 the new head of the church Metropolitan Epiphanios was elected by the united Sobor of Poland|Polish Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]] - began at [[Timeline bishops assembly. Autocephaly and Tomos to the Ukrainian church was officially handed to the Metropolitan of Orthodoxy in Australia|1971 schism]] Kyiv and all Ukraine Epiphanios on January 6th 2019 in ROCORConstantinople by the Ecumenical Patriarch.*[[Church Consistory of Romania|Romanian the Ukrainian Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia and New Zealand]]; (under Constantinople), with five 10 parishes and missions in Australia Melbourne, Geelong, Newborough, Sydney, Schofields, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth (in addition to one in Auckland, New Zealand).
===Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions===
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*[[Church of India|Indian Orthodox Church]] [[Australian_jurisdictions_without_a_local_bishop|in Australia]]; with one [[parish]] each in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
===With an irregular status===
*[[Macedonian 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.
*[[Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia]]: Formed out of a schism with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia with 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.
==People== <div id="wikitikitavi" style="overflow:auto; height: 1px; ">=Current Hierarchs=== *His Eminence [[http://WTHP1Makarios (Griniezakis) of Australia|Makarios]], Archbishop of Australia (Greek Orthodox).coolhost**His Grace [[Ezekiel of Dervis]], [[auxiliary bishop]] to Archbishop Stylianos in [[List of parishes in Victoria|Melbourne]].biz**His Grace [[Iakovos (Tsigounis) of Militoupolis] ], auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Stylianos in [WTHPD1[List of parishes in Queensland|Queensland]]. *His Eminence [[http://WTHP2Basilios (Kodseie) of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines|Basilios]], Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines (Antiochian Orthodox).coolhost*His Eminence [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion]], Metropolitan of New York and First Hierarch of ROCOR, and Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR).biz WTHPD2] **His Grace [[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz George (Schaefer) of Canberra| WTHPD3George]], vicar bishop to Metropolitan Hilarion in Australia and New Zealand. *His Grace [[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz Mihail (Filimon) of Australia and New Zealand| WTHPD4Mihail]], Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Romanian Orthodox). *His Eminence [[WTHPD5 Myron (Ktistakis) of New Zealand| http://WTHP5Myron]], Metropolitan of New Zealand (Greek Orthodox).coolhost.biz] *His Grace [[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6Siluan (Mrakic) of Australia and New Zealand|Irinej]] </div>, Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian Orthodox).
==Organizations and Institutions==
===Pan-Jurisdictional===
*[[Standing Conference Episcopal Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Churches of AustraliaOceania]]. ===Archdiocesan Institutions and Publications===*[[Voice of OrthodoxyEastern Hierarchs]], official publication of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.*[[To Vema]], official newspaper Standing Conference of the Greek Canonical Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.*[[St Basil's Homes (Australia)|St Basil's Homes]] and Aged Care Services.*[[Estia Foundation of Australia]].*[[Missionary Association of the Ascension of our Lord]]. ===Theological Institutions and Programs===*[[St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]]*[[Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies]]*[[St Paul's Theological Course of Studies]] ===Ecclesiastical Music===*[[Association of Friends of Byzantine Ecclesiastical Music of South Australia]].*[[School of Byzantine Music (Australia)|School of Byzantine Music]], under the auspices of St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College. ==Monasteries==*[[Monastery of St Anna (Preston, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St Anna]] (AOCA, female)*[[Monastery of Prophet Elias (Monarto, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Prophet Elias]] (ROCOR, male); ''Hieromonk Benjamin''.*[[Monastery of St George (Winmalee, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St George]] (GOA, male); ''Archimandrite Kyriakos''.*[[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Gorgoepikoos]] (GOA, female); ''Abbess Kallistheni''.*[[Monastery of the Holy Cross (Mangrove, Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross]] (GOA, female); ''Abbess Philothei''.*[[Skete of St John the Baptist (Kentlyn, Australia)|Skete of St John the Baptist]] (ROCOR, male); ''Hieromonk [[Joachim (Ross)|Joachim]]''.*[[Monastery of St John of the Mountain (Forrestfield, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St John of the Mountain]] (GOA, male); ''Hieromonk Evagrius''.*[[Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Kentlyn, Australia)|Holy Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan]] (ROCOR, female); ''Abbess Evpraksia''*[[Monastery of Archangel Michael (Marrickville, Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Archangel Michael]] (ROCOR, male); ''Hieromonk [[Kosmas (Vasilopoulos)|Kosmas]]''.*[[Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Inglewood, Australia)|Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos]] (SOC, female); ''Igumanija Anastasija''.*[[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove, Churches in Australia)|Holy Monastery of Pantanassa]] (GOA, male); ''Archimandrite [[Stefanos (Pantanassiotis)|Stefanos]]''.*[[Monastery of St Petroc (South Hobart, Australia)|Holy Monastery of St Petroc]] (ROCOR, male, [[Western Rite|WR]]); ''Hieromonk [[Michael (Mansbridge-Wood)|Michael]]''.*[[Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God (Bungarby, Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God]] (ROCOR, female); ''Abbess [[Anna (Karipoff)|Anna]]''.*[[Monastery of New Kalenic (Canberra, Australia)|Monastery of St Sava (New Kalenic)]], Canberra (SOC, male); ''Bishop [[Milutin (Knezevic) of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin]]''*[[Monastery of St Sava (Elaine, Australia)|Monastery of St Sava]], Melbourne (SOC, male); ''Iguman Teodor''.*[[Monastery of Holy Transfiguration (Bombala, Australia)|Holy Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration]] (ROCOR, male); ''Archimandrite [[Alexis (Rosentool)|Alexis]]''.
==Lists==
*[[List_of_Western-Rite_parishes_in_Australasia|Parishes in Australasia celebrating the Western Rite]]
*[[List of parishes bishops in the Australian Capital TerritoryAustralasia|Parishes in the ACT]]*[[List Complete list of parishes in the Northern Territory|Parishes bishops in the Northern TerritoryAustralasia]], past and present (includes auxiliary bishops).*[[List of parishes in Queensland|{{Parishes in Queensland]]*[[List of parishes in South Australia|Parishes in South Australia]]*[[List of parishes in Tasmania|Parishes in Tasmania]]*[[List of parishes in Western Australia|Parishes in Western Australia]]*[[List of parishes in New Zealand|Parishes in New Zealand]]Australasia and Oceania}}
==External links==
*[http://www.antiochian.org.au Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]
**[http://www.antiochian.org.nz Deanery of New Zealand]
*[http://www.bulgariandiocese.org Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia]
*[http://www.rocor.org.au Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]
*[http://www.soc.org.au Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand] (in Serbian)
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchaustralia.com Orthodox Church in Ukraine in Australia]
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[[Category:Australian Monasteries]]
