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On the [[October 5|fifth of October]], 1999, Archimandrite Paul was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania, and was consecrated on the [[October 10|10th]] in Damascus, Syria. He arrived in Australia in early December 1999 and has led the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]] to the present day.
The tenure of Metr. Abp Paul has seen a rapid growth in parishes, clergy and the use of English in the Divine Liturgy of Antiochian Orthodox parishes. From approximately six parishes at his arrival in December 1999, the total at February December 2007 stands stood at 34 parishes or missions and 1 monastery served by 42 clergymen, including two university chaplains and one military chaplain. In 2008, Metr. Abp Paul received into the Archdiocese two denominations in the Philippines, almost doubling the number of parishes (an additional 32) and adding ~6000 adherents to the Orthodox faith.
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title=Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand (Antiochian)|
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