The Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand (russian: Сиднейская и Австралийско-Новозеландская епархия, also Australian and New Zealand Diocese) is the diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in Australia and

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headquartered in Sydney.

History

The first Russian Orthodox parish in Australia was St Nicholas Church (now St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral) founded in 1926 in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

. The Australian diocese of the ROCOR was founded in 1946 with episcopal see at St Nicholas Church in Brisbane. In 1950 the episcopal see was moved to Sydney to the Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral. In 1994 the Korean Orthodox mission was subordinated to Australian and New Zealand diocese by decree of the Synod of Bishops. In February 2005, the diocese included parishes of Indonesia that are of Old Calendar or independent Churches. In 2012 a Pakistan mission was established.

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

* Theodore (Rafalsky) (December 12, 1946 - May 5, 1955) * Sabbas (Raevsky) (1955 - September 5, 1969) * Athanasius (Martos) (5 September 1969 - 23 July 1970) * Sabbas (Raevsky) (July 23 - November 25, 1970) locum tenens * Theodosius (Putilin) (November 25, 1970 - August 13, 1980) * Paul (Pavlov) (August 1980 – 1992) * Daniel (Alexandrov) (March 18, 1992 - 1994) locum tenens * Alypius (Gamanovich) (April 7 - May 1994) * Barnabas (Prokofiev) (11 January - September 1995) *

Hilarion (Kapral) Metropolitan Hilarion (born Igor Alexeyevich Kapral, russian: Игорь Алексеевич Капра́л; 6 January 1948 – 16 May 2022) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), Metropolitan of Eastern America ...

(June 20, 1996 - 16 May 2022) *

George (Schaefer) Bishop George (secular name Paul Macarius Schaefer; May 25, 1950, Belleville, Illinois) is bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, bishop of Canberra, vicar of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese, and former abbot of the Ho ...

(since 17 May 2022) locum tenens

Vicar bishops

Bishops of Brisbane

* Athanasius (Martos) (5 September 1950 - 17 October 1953) *

Philaret (Voznesensky) Metropolitan Philaret (secular name Georgy Nikolayevich Voznesensky, russian: Георгий Николаевич Вознесенский; 22 March 1903 in Kursk, Russia – 21 November 1985 in New York City) was the First Hierarch of the ...

(May 26, 1963 - May 27, 1964) * Constantine (Essensky) (December 10, 1967 - September 1974) * Gabriel (Chemodakov) (July 7 - October 6, 1996)

Bishops of Melbourne

* Athanasius (Martos) (December 22, 1949 - September 5, 1950; October 1953) * Sabbas (Raevsky) (18 January 1954 - May 1955) * Anthony (Medvedev) (November 16, 1956 - 1968) * Theodosius (Putilin) (29 November 1969 - 25 November 1970)

Bishops of Canberra

(since October 7, 2014)

References

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External links

Official website

Official website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia

History of the Russian Orthodox presence in Australia
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Russian-Australian culture Russian-New Zealand culture Eastern Orthodoxy in Indonesia Eastern Orthodox dioceses in Oceania