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The '''Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia''' is the grouping applied to the churches who, [[ROCOR and OCA#1970: Autocephaly for the OCA|in 1971]], left [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR]] and asked to be taken under the [[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]]'s protection.  It is directly under the Metropolitan of the OCA (currently Metropolitan [[Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and New York|Herman]]), and has two churches in Australia.
 
 
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The '''Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia''' is the grouping applied to the churches who, [[ROCOR and OCA#1970: Autocephaly for the OCA|in 1971]], left [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR]] and asked to be taken under the [[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]]'s protection.  It is directly under the Metropolitan of the OCA (currently Metropolitan [[Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and New York|Herman]]), and has two churches in Australia.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
''Some history is provided on the [http://oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-AU-HOMSMM OCA Parish Listing for St. Michael Orthodox Church]''
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In 1971, in a split from [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR]], a group of Orthodox faithful applied to the Orthodox Church in America for acceptance.  A parish was formed in Bankstown, NSW, in 1971, under the rectorship of Archimandrite Veniamin (Garshin) and under the patronage of St Nicholas.  A second parish in Brisbane, Holy Annunciation Church, was also formed under the rectorship of Fr Gregory Malisheff.
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In 1977 a third grouping, later named the Australian Orthodox Fraternity of St Michael, was formed in Sydney for the purpose of purchasing and organising another parish, under the rectorship of Fr Michael Mersher.  In November of that year, Mr Verjbitsky contacted the Uniting Church and was offered a surplus Presbyterian church in Homebush.  The building was made suitable for Orthodox worship, including an iconostasis, on [[January 26]], 1978.  Fr Michael was the rector from 1978-80, Fr Theodore Michaluk from 1980-86, Fr Leopold in 1986, and Fr Igor Chlabicz from 1987-present.
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Following the repose of Archim. Veniamin<!-- what year -->, the Orthodox Church in America was unable to supply a replacement priest.  The parish council of St Nicholas approached Bishop Gibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran]] and was asked if he was able to supply a priest who was able to liturgise in Slavonic.  Fr [[Mitko Machevski]] conducted services at St Nicholas.
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The parish later formally changed jurisdictions to the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]].  Fr Mitko was appointed rector of the parish, which continues to use Church Slavonic and follows the [[Julian Calendar]].
  
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==Organisation==
 
==Organisation==
 
The OCA Parishes in Australia is an administrative grouping of two churches.
 
The OCA Parishes in Australia is an administrative grouping of two churches.
 
*Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Woolloongabba, Queensland.
 
*Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Woolloongabba, Queensland.
 
*St. Michael Orthodox Church, Homebush, New South Wales.
 
*St. Michael Orthodox Church, Homebush, New South Wales.
 
==Other information==
 
Originally, three parishes were formed out of this split in ROCOR: the above two, and the first, Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bankstown, New South Wales, led by [[Archimandrite]] Veniamin. 
 
 
Following the repose of Archim. Veniamin, the Orthodox Church in America was unable to appoint a replacement priest. Bp Gibran of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]] was approached by the parish council and asked if he could assist. He was able to supply a Slavonic usage priest, Fr [[Mitko Machevski]].
 
 
Later, the parish formally changed jurisdiction and joined the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese, and then Fr Mitko Machevski was formally appointed parish priest.  The parish continues its use of Church Slavonic in the Liturgy and continues to follow the Julian (Old) Calendar.
 
 
In 2004, at the instigation of Met Abp Paul, the parish purchased the land its church is built on from the NSW government. The property is held in trust for the parish by the Antiochian Orthodox Church Property Trust.
 
 
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== The Episcopacy ==
 
== The Episcopacy ==

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Parishes in Australia
Jurisdiction OCA
Diocese type Administrative District
Founded 1971
Current bishop Metr. Herman, administrator
See(s) n/a
Headquarters Syosset, New York State, USA
Territory Qld and NSW, Australia
Liturgical language(s) Slavonic and English
Musical tradition Russian Chant
Calendar Revised Julian, Julian
Population estimate unknown
Official website Parishes in Australia

The Orthodox Church in America - Parishes in Australia is the grouping applied to the churches who, in 1971, left ROCOR and asked to be taken under the OCA's protection. It is directly under the Metropolitan of the OCA (currently Metropolitan Herman), and has two churches in Australia.

History

In 1971, in a split from ROCOR, a group of Orthodox faithful applied to the Orthodox Church in America for acceptance. A parish was formed in Bankstown, NSW, in 1971, under the rectorship of Archimandrite Veniamin (Garshin) and under the patronage of St Nicholas. A second parish in Brisbane, Holy Annunciation Church, was also formed under the rectorship of Fr Gregory Malisheff.

In 1977 a third grouping, later named the Australian Orthodox Fraternity of St Michael, was formed in Sydney for the purpose of purchasing and organising another parish, under the rectorship of Fr Michael Mersher. In November of that year, Mr Verjbitsky contacted the Uniting Church and was offered a surplus Presbyterian church in Homebush. The building was made suitable for Orthodox worship, including an iconostasis, on January 26, 1978. Fr Michael was the rector from 1978-80, Fr Theodore Michaluk from 1980-86, Fr Leopold in 1986, and Fr Igor Chlabicz from 1987-present.

Following the repose of Archim. Veniamin, the Orthodox Church in America was unable to supply a replacement priest. The parish council of St Nicholas approached Bishop Gibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran]] and was asked if he was able to supply a priest who was able to liturgise in Slavonic. Fr Mitko Machevski conducted services at St Nicholas.

The parish later formally changed jurisdictions to the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand. Fr Mitko was appointed rector of the parish, which continues to use Church Slavonic and follows the Julian Calendar.

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Organisation

The OCA Parishes in Australia is an administrative grouping of two churches.

  • Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Woolloongabba, Queensland.
  • St. Michael Orthodox Church, Homebush, New South Wales.

The Episcopacy

Current Episcopacy

  • Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and New York, administrator of the parishes in Australia.

Previous Bishops

  • Sylvester (Haruns), Archbishop of Montreal and Canada, 1963-1981, administrator of the parishes in Australia, 1972-1981.

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