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Saint '''Petroc Monastery''' was a semi-eremitic [[monasticism|monastic]] community for men located in Cascades, Tasmania.  It was [[superior|headed]] by Fr. [[Michael (Mansbridge-Wood)|Michael]] for the duration of its existence, and followed the Sarum practise of the [[Western Rite]].  It no longer exists.
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Saint Petroc Monastery is a semi-eremitic [[monasticism|monastic]] community for men in the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] located in Cascades, Tasmania.  The current superior is Fr [[Michael (Mansbridge-Wood)|Michael]], and follows the Sarum practise of the [[Western Rite]].
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Saint Petroc Monastery was founded in 1992 as an Anglo-Catholic monastery.  In 1995 it turned to Orthodoxy and, under instruction, was placed under the direction of Patriarch [[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch|Ignatius IV of Antioch]].  In 1997, the monastery was received into [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia|ROCOR]], under the omophorion of Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion of Sydney]], [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Australia and New Zealand]], with the mandate to not only continue using the Sarum practise of the [[Western Rite]], but to do so with the explicit intent of attracting people of Anglo-Celtic ancestry to Orthodoxy through this rite.  The Monastery also received permission to create attached monastery missions and parishes.  In 1998, the monastery began one of these attached missions in Launceston, named for St Stephen.  In 2001, Fr Michael becomes a [[chaplain]] at the University of Tasmania.
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Saint Petroc Monastery was founded in 1992 as an Anglo-Catholic monastery.  In 1995 it turned to Orthodoxy and, under instruction, was placed under the direction of Patriarch [[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch|Ignatius IV of Antioch]].  In 1997, the monastery was received into [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia|ROCOR]], under the [[omophorion]] of Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion of Sydney]], [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Australia and New Zealand]], with the mandate to not only continue using the Sarum practise of the [[Western Rite]], but to do so with the explicit intent of attracting people of Anglo-Celtic ancestry to Orthodoxy through this rite.  Fr Michael and Fr [[Barry Jefferies]], a married priest associated with Fr Michael, were baptised and ordained by Abp Hilarion to this end.  The Monastery also received permission to create attached monastery missions and [[parish]]es.  In 1998, the monastery began one of these attached missions in Launceston, named for St. Stephen, and would go on to have other attached missions in various cities in Australia, England and Southeast Asia.
  
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In 2003, the Saint Colman Prayer Book, compiled by the monastery, is authorised for use in ROCOR. In June of the next year, the Monastery calls a meeting of Western Rite clergy in Australia and New Zealand - which included the priests attached to the monastery and two [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania|Antiochian]] clergy - to discuss the future of Western Rite in Australasia.
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In 1998, Fr. Michael was appointed a [[chaplain]] at the University of Tasmania by Abp Hilarion; this service concluded after the University of Tasmania sold the chaplaincy building in 2011.
  
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In 2013, Hieromonk Michael is suspended and retired by Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion]] due to canon violations, neglect (through absence) of St Dyfan's parish in Hobart, and "bringing disrepute to the Orthodox witness of the Western Rite movement" through his online interactions.  This means that the monastery's lone monk can no longer celebrate services.  It is not totally certain what this means for the future of the monastery.
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In 2003, the Saint Colman Prayer Book, compiled by the monastery, is authorised for use in ROCOR by Abp Hilarion.  In June of the next year, the Monastery called a meeting of Western Rite clergy in Australia and New Zealand - which included the priests attached to the monastery and two [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania|Antiochian]] clergy - to discuss the future of Western Rite in Australasia.
  
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==External Links==
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On [[November 19]], 2010, [[Hieromonk|Hmk]] Michael was made the Assistant to the Metropolitan for Western Rite communities in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, with Dom [[James (Deschene)]] similarly appointed in the Western hemisphere. This arrangement continued for about six months.
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*[http://www.orthodoxresurgence.co.uk/Petroc/ Monastery homepage]
 
  
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In 2012, Saint Petroc Monastery was closed by Fr Michael, who moved in 2014 to a different monastic endeavour.
  
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==External Links==
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*[http://orthodoxwesternrite.wordpress.com/st-petroc-monastery/ Saint Petroc Monastery]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:16, September 10, 2014

Saint Petroc Monastery was a semi-eremitic monastic community for men located in Cascades, Tasmania. It was headed by Fr. Michael for the duration of its existence, and followed the Sarum practise of the Western Rite. It no longer exists.

History

Saint Petroc Monastery was founded in 1992 as an Anglo-Catholic monastery. In 1995 it turned to Orthodoxy and, under instruction, was placed under the direction of Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch. In 1997, the monastery was received into ROCOR, under the omophorion of Archbishop Hilarion of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, with the mandate to not only continue using the Sarum practise of the Western Rite, but to do so with the explicit intent of attracting people of Anglo-Celtic ancestry to Orthodoxy through this rite. Fr Michael and Fr Barry Jefferies, a married priest associated with Fr Michael, were baptised and ordained by Abp Hilarion to this end. The Monastery also received permission to create attached monastery missions and parishes. In 1998, the monastery began one of these attached missions in Launceston, named for St. Stephen, and would go on to have other attached missions in various cities in Australia, England and Southeast Asia.

In 1998, Fr. Michael was appointed a chaplain at the University of Tasmania by Abp Hilarion; this service concluded after the University of Tasmania sold the chaplaincy building in 2011.

In 2003, the Saint Colman Prayer Book, compiled by the monastery, is authorised for use in ROCOR by Abp Hilarion. In June of the next year, the Monastery called a meeting of Western Rite clergy in Australia and New Zealand - which included the priests attached to the monastery and two Antiochian clergy - to discuss the future of Western Rite in Australasia.

On November 19, 2010, Hmk Michael was made the Assistant to the Metropolitan for Western Rite communities in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, with Dom James (Deschene) similarly appointed in the Western hemisphere. This arrangement continued for about six months.

In 2012, Saint Petroc Monastery was closed by Fr Michael, who moved in 2014 to a different monastic endeavour.

External Links

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