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Timeline of Orthodoxy in New Zealand

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Immigrants from the Middle East (to 1916)
*1902: [[Church of Greece]] seizes responsibility for Greek Orthodox parishes in Australasia from the [[Church of Jerusalem]].
*1908: [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]] arbitrates, prohibits any language other than church Greek in these churches, and assigns jurisdiction of Greek Orthodox parishes in Australasia to the Church of Greece.
*1910: [[Hieromonk|Hmk]] [[Nicholas (ManavitchManovitch)]] (said to be Russian under Antioch), the first Orthodox priest to reside in New Zealand, arrives.
:: First Orthodox church in New Zealand, dedicated to St Michael, purpose built in Dunedin.
*1911 Jan 11: Free of debt, Saint Michael Dunedin is consecrated by Archimandrite Nicholas (ManavitchManovitch)presumably under Patriarchal faculty.
*1913: V Rev Fr [[Nicholas Shehadie]] appointed Patriarchal [[Exarch]] for Australia and New Zealand by Patriarch Gregorious Haddad of Antioch.
::Archimandrite Nicholas (ManavitchManovitch) leaves New Zealand for Sydney, Australia. No priest left in New Zealand.
*1916: Exarch Nicholas Shehadie visits New Zealand for 2-3 months. Conducts services throughout New Zealand. After his departure, again there is no Orthodox priest in New Zealand.
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