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The '''Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia''' (SCCOCA) was an organisation founded in 1979 under the leadership of [[Archbishop]] [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia]] and intended to help cooperation among the Orthodox jurisdictions in Australia, under the permanent chairmanship of the representative of the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]].
 
It could be presumed, but has not been officially stated, that SCCOCA was superseded by the Episcopal Assembly of Oceania.
==Founding members==
*[[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Romanian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of V. Rev. Dr. [[Gabriel Popescu]].
*[[ROCOR]] - [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]: delegation consisting of Archbishop [[Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney|Theodosius]] and Fr Nicholas Gan.
*[[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]] (Metropolitanate of New Gracanica): delegation consisting of Bishop [[Vasilije (Vadic) of Australia and New Zealand |Vasilije]] and Fr Milorad Loncar.
==Membership-related Events==
===Regarding the [[Diocese Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]===ROCOR chose to withdraw from membership in SCCOCA<!-- in 19xx, because of tensions created by the rise in ecumenism? -->.
===Regarding According to the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand, SCCOCA's complete inactivity between early 1999 and early 2006, (except for a letter from Bp [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias|Seraphim]]===According to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australiain March 2000), the acceptance justifies its view of schismatic Romanian communities run by defrocked priests has forced SCCOCA as being dead. The Antiochian Archdiocese looks forward to exclude the Antiochian a time when it is possible for all Orthodox Archdiocese of jurisdictions in Australia to come together co-operatively and New Zealand from membership until said actions are reversedwith unity.{{citation}}
According to There is an allegation from Greek Orthodox sources that "the acceptance by the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealandschismatic Romanian communities run by defrocked priests has forced the exclusion of the Antiochian Archdiocese from SCCOCA". The Antiochian Archdiocese denies that any Romanian communities within its jurisdiction were schismatic or run by defrocked priests. Rather, SCCOCA's complete inactivity between early 1999 the Romanian priest was released with the personal permission and early 2006, (except for a letter from Bp blessing of Patriarch [[Seraphim Teoctist (GinisArapasu) of ApolloniasRomania|SeraphimTeoctist]] in March 2000), justifies its view of SCCOCA as being dead. Consequently, it is impossible to be excluded from and subsequently established a non-existent organisation.worship community which has always been within the Antiochian Archdiocese and has therefore never been schismatic [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/394/6/]. Added to which, a chairman has no right or authority to exclude any jurisdiction on his own motion without a decision by SCCOCA itself.
It should be noted that ===Regarding the Antiochian [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese also denies that any Romanian communities were schismatic or run by defrocked priests within its jurisdiction. Instead its Romanian priest was released with the personal permission and blessing of Patriarch [[Teoctist (Arapasu) of Romania|TeoctistAustralia]]. This priest subsequently established a worship community which has always been within "the gentle care and loving guidance" of Antioch.[http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/394/6/]===
===Regarding According to the Romanian Greek Orthodox Church===Although Fr Gabriel Popescu was present at the foundation Archdiocese, SCCOCA still exists because two of SCCOCA, the Romanian Orthodox Church was never an actual member of SCCOCA sincebishops, according to Patriarch Teoctistand visitors from other jurisdictions, concelebrated Vespers on the [[Church Sunday of Romania|Romanian Patriarchate]] never sanctioned this move.Orthodoxy and Bright Friday in 2006:
==Current Events==:"In March 2006, Vespers of the Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Marrickville with Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos]] of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Greek Orthodox Church]], the Bishop [[Milutin (Knezevic) of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin]] of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Church]], as well as clergy from the [[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Partriarchate)]] and the [[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Romanian Orthodox Church]]. In total about 35 clergy were present surrounded by about 500 faithful. The event was powerful, sombre and moving as each of the jurisdictions read the testimony from the [[Seventh_Ecumenical_Council|7th Ecumenical council]] in their respective languages as well as English. The ceremony ended with exchanges of words of love and solidarity by the bishops. In similar spirit on the morning of Friday after Pascha (28 April 2006), SCOCCA again joined to concelebrate the Paschal Liturgy and to share a common Paschal meal at the Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Euphemia, Bankstown NSW."
According to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, SCCOCA member churches concelebrated A [http://www.spc.org.yu/Vesti-2006/05/04-05-06-e.html#aus report on the Vespers Bright Friday event] from a Serbian source refers to this as a concelebration of Orthodoxy and Thomas Sundaya "Pan-Orthodox Holy Hierarchical Liturgy".
:"In March 2006, Vespers of the Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Marrickville with Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos]] of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Greek Orthodox Church]], the Bishop [[Milutin (Knezevic) of Australia and New Zealand|Milutin]] of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Church]], as well as representative clergy from the [[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Partriarchate)]] and ===Regarding the [[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Romanian Orthodox Church]]. In total about 35 clergy were present surrounded by about 500 faithful. The event was powerful, sombre in Australia and moving as each of the jurisdictions read the testimony from the [[Seventh_Ecumenical_Council|7th Ecumenical councilNew Zealand]] in their respective languages as well as English. The ceremony ended with exchanges of words of love and solidarity by the bishops."===
Consistent with its earlier stated viewAlthough Fr Gabriel Popescu was present at the foundation of SCCOCA, the Antiochian [[Church of Romania|Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese Church]] was never an actual member of Australia and New Zealand says there cannot be current events in an organisation that [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/394/6/ "is dead"] (Metropolitan Archbishop SCCOCA since, according to Patriarch Teoctist, the [[Paul (Saliba) Church of Australia and New ZealandRomania|PaulRomanian Patriarchate]])never sanctioned this move.
==Future Events=Regarding the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]===
The Antiochian Archdiocese looks forward According to Father Nicholas Gan, the ROCOR archbishop's official representative to SCCOCA at the time when God wills for a cooperative meeting , there was disquiet within ROCOR about some of the ecumenical activities of all the Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions in AustraliaEcumenical Patriarchate. Metropolitan Archbishop Paul prays for a gathering devoted to But he said ROCOR was "driven out of SCCOCA after one too many screaming matches from the stability and good relations between all the jurisdictions present chief antagonist" in Australiathat organisation, with a view to working harmoniously and in good faith towards because of that point when hierarch's "invective" about ROCOR being "totally non-canonical" and "they all may having no right to be onein Australia, as You Father and I are onebecause it is a territory of the Ecumenical Patriarchate" (Jn 17:21). Until that time comes,  Fr Nicholas Gan said the primate and members "Greek Archdiocese of the Antiochian Archdiocese continue Australia later put it about that ROCOR chose to pray for depart in protest over the unity involvement of witness, worship, and loving kindness, which should be found other jurisdictions in all true-believing churches throughout the worldecumenical movement." [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/413/6/]
==See also==
*[[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]]
*[[Eastern Hierarchs]]
==External links==
* [http://homewww.itgreekorthodox.comnet.au/~jgrapsas/pages/scocca.htm History Standing Conference of SCCOCACanonical Orthodox Churches in Australia (S.C.C.O.C.A.)] , from the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (covering source for the foundation of SCCOCA).* [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/394/6/ History of SCCOCAAustralia "Dead"] from the website , providing a history of SCCOCA, as well as recent events regarding the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese . (source of Australia and New Zealand (including recent Antiochian events regarding the Antiochian Archdiocese) 
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