Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Headquarters | Cathedral of The Annunciation of Our Lady, Redfern, Sydney |
Statistics | |
Population - Total | 400,000 approx (2021 Census)[1] |
Parishes | 121 |
Information | |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Cathedral | Cathedral of The Annunciation of Our Lady (1970-present) Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia (1927-1970) |
Patron saint | Saint Paisios of Mount Athos |
Language | Greek, English, Ukrainian |
Parent church | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Makarios Griniezakis |
Auxiliary Bishops |
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Judicial Vicar | Very Reverend Father Christophoros Krikelis |
Website | |
greekorthodox.org.au |
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is the
Archbishop and governance
Since May 9, 2019, Bishop
Since February 2024, the Archdiocese of Australia is governed by the Holy Eparchical Synod, at which the incumbent Archbishop of the day presides, and whose members are his active assistant Bishops in their capacity as Regional Bishops.[6]
History
The first churches founded by Greek Orthodox in Australia were Holy Trinity in
In 1931,
On 1 September 1959, the Metropolis of Australia and New Zealand was elevated to an archdiocese and Metropolitan Ezekiel to an archbishop. Archbishop Ezekiel's episcopacy coincided with a period of great expansion in the numbers of Greek Orthodox in Australia through immigration, and many of the parishes that the church has today were formed under his guidance. In August 1974, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elevated Archbishop Ezekiel to the titular see of Metropolitan of
Primates
- Christoforosof Australia and New Zealand (1924-1929)
- Timotheosof Australia and New Zealand (1931-1947)
- Theophylactosof Australia and New Zealand (1947-1958)
- Metropolitan Ezekiel of Australia and New Zealand (1959), Archbishop Ezekiel of Australia and New Zealand (1959-1970), Archbishop Ezekiel of Australia (1970-1974)
- Archbishop Stylianos of Australia (1975-2019)[9]
- Makariosof Australia (2019–present)
Current hierarchs
The following clergy are members of the archdiocese's current hierarchy.[10][11]
Hierarch | Position(s) | Years | Notes |
Archbishop Makarios of Australia | Archbishop of Australia | 2019–present | |
Metropolitan Ezekiel of Dervis | Retired in 2021, based in Melbourne | 1977–present | Titled Bishop of Dervis until his retirement in 2021, formerly Vicar of Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth |
Metropolitan Seraphim of Sebasteia | Retired in 2019, based in Sydney | 1991–present | Titled Bishop of Apollonias until his retirement in 2019, formerly Vicar of Sydney and Chancellor of the Archdiocese |
Bishop Pavlos of Christianopolis | Retired, based in Adelaide | 1984–1994 2019–present |
Joined schismatic Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia in 1994 and was defrocked by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 1994. Pavlos sought repentance and was re-recognised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on June 19, 2019 |
Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis | Head of Pastoral and Spiritual needs of St Basils Aged Care Homes, based in Sydney | 2011–present | First Australian born Greek Orthodox Bishop, Formerly Vicar of Brisbane and Assistant Vicar of Melbourne |
Bishop Emilianos of Meloa | Vicar of Brisbane | 2019–present | Formerly Vicar of Sydney and Chancellor of the Archdiocese |
Bishop Elpidios of Cyneae | Vicar of Perth | 2020–present | |
Bishop Silouanos of Sinope | Vicar of Adelaide | 2020–present | |
Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis | Vicar of Melbourne | 2021–present | |
Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia | Head of Synaxis of Australian Bishops and Proistamenos Parish of The Resurrection of our Lord, our Lady of Myrtles, St. Elessa, Kogarah, New South Wales | 2021–present | |
Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta | Vicar of Northcote region, Victoria | 2021–present | |
Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis | Vicar of Canberra and Tasmania | 2021–present |
Archdiocesan Districts and Heads
District of Sydney
- Bishop Panteleimon of Theoupoleos (1971–1972)
- Unknown (1973–1990)
- Bishop Seraphim of Apollonias (1991–2019)
- Bishop Emilianos of Meloa (2019–2021)
Since November 2021, the Archbishop of Australia has assumed responsibilities of the Archdiocesan district of Sydney
- Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis (2021–present) (assistant)
- Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia (2021–present) (assistant)
District of Melbourne
- Bishop Dionysios of Nazianzus (1965–1970)
- Unknown (1971)
- Bishop Aristarchos of Zinoupolis (1972)
- Bishop Panteleimon of Theoupoleos (1972–1975)
- Bishop Aristarchos of Zinoupolis (1976–1981)
- Bishop Panteleimon of Theoupoleos (1979–1984)
- Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis (1984–2021)
- Bishop Joseph of Arianzos (2001–2003) (assistant)
- Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis (2011–2019) (assistant)
- Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis (2021–present)
District of Adelaide
- Bishop Panteleimon of Theoupoleos (1975–1979)
- Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis (1980–1984)
- Bishop Paul of Christianoupolis (1984–1989)
- Bishop Joseph of Arianzos (1990–2000)
- Bishop Seraphim of Christianoupolis (2001–2002)
- Bishop Nikandros of Dorylaion (2002–2019)
- Bishop Silouanos of Sinope (2020–present)
District of Perth
- Bishop Aristarchos of Zinoupolis (1972–1975)
- Unknown (1975-1976)
- Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis (1977–1980)
- Unknown (1981–2001)
- Bishop Nikandros of Dorylaion (2001–2002)
From June 2002 until January 2020, Perth and Western Australia was under the jurisdiction of the Adelaide Archdiocesan district
- Bishop Elpidios of Cyneae (2020–present)
District of Brisbane
- V. Rev. Fr Gregory Sakellariou (1961–2000)
- V. Rev. Fr Dimitri Tsakas (2000–2019)
- Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis (2019–2021)
- Bishop Emilianos of Meloa (2021–present)
District of Northcote, Victoria
Until its formation in 2019, this region was a part of the Melbourne Archdiocesan district
- Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta (head of this district as a priest 2019-2020, as a bishop 2021-present)
District of Canberra and Tasmania
Until its formation in 2020, the Canberra region was under the jurisdiction of the Sydney district and the Tasmanian region was a part of the Melbourne district
- Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis (head of this district as a priest 2020, as a bishop 2021-present)
St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College
St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College is an Eastern Orthodox Christian seminary located in Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales. The college was established in 1986 by Archbishop Stylianos, who had proposed the establishment of a theological college during the fourth clergy and laity congress in 1981. There was a need for a theological college that would be primarily dedicated to theological study in co-operation with other theological colleges. It would be hoped that a centre of theological reflection and ecumenical dialogue would be created, offering the Orthodox worldview and perspective with scriptural commentaries, the writings of the Greek Fathers, the Orthodox liturgy, iconography and spirituality.
Greek Orthodox monasteries in Australia
- Holy Monastery of St George (New South Wales)
- Holy Monastery of Panagia Pantanassa (New South Wales)
- Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross (New South Wales)
- Holy Monastery of Panagia Gorgoepikouos (Victoria)
- Holy Monastery of Axion Estin (Victoria)
- Holy Monastery of Panagia Kamariani (Victoria)
- Holy Monastery of St Nektarios (South Australia)
- Holy Monastery of St John (Western Australia)
See also
- Archbishop of America
- Greek Australian
- Greek Orthodox Churches in NSW
- Greek Orthodox Churches in South Australia and the Northern Territory
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
References
- ^ "Australian Bureau of Statistics". Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Churches – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia". Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Monasteries – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia". Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Metropolitan Makarios of Christoupolis Elected as the New Archbishop of Australia".
- ^ "Biography – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia". Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Eparchical Synod and Regional Bishops in the Holy Archdiocese of Australia". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-521-54743-7.
- ^ Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia — History Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine. greekorthodox.org.au. Retrieved on 7 April 2016.
- ^ Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand. OrthodoxWiki. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
- ^ Official archdiocesan website.
- ^ "Encyclical Of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios Of Australia". The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia - Church of Evangelismos - "The Annunciation of Our Lady". November 6, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2023. Evangelismos.com.au website.
Bibliography
- Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 9781434458766.