Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand

Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand
Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand
Location
Territory	Australia and New Zealand
Headquarters	Alexandria, New South Wales
Information
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox
Sui iuris church	Serbian Orthodox Church
Established	1964
Cathedral	Saint George Cathedral, Cabramatta, New South Wales
Language	Church Slavonic, Serbian, English
Current leadership
Bishop	Siluan Mrakić
Map
Website
	Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand

The Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian: Српска православна митрополија аустралијско-новозеландска, romanized: Srpska pravoslavna mitropolija australijsko-novozelandska) is a diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with jurisdiction over Australia and New Zealand.

Structure

The Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand comprises 38 parishes: 35 in Australia (of which 15 in New South Wales; 11 in Victoria; 5 in Queensland; 4 in Western Australia; 5 in Michigan; three in South Australia; two in Australian Capital Territory; and one each in Tasmania and Northern Territory) and three in New Zealand.^[2] The episcopal see is located at Saint George Cathedral, Cabramatta, New South Wales.

The diocese operates 38 churches and 4 monasteries, including:^[3]

Saint Sava - New Kalenich Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Wallaroo, New South Wales)
Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Elaine, Victoria)
Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Tallong, New South Wales)
Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos Skete (Inglewood, South Australia)

List of Bishops

Bishop Lavrentije (Trifunović) of Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand (1964–1974)
Bishop Nikolai (Mrdja) of Australia and New Zealand (1974–1980)
Bishop Vasilije (Vadić) of Australia and New Zealand (1980–1986)
Bishop Longin (Krčo) of Australia and New Zealand (1986–1992)
Bishop Luka (Kovačević) of Australia and New Zealand (1993–1999)
Bishop Nikanor (Bogunović) of Australia and New Zealand (1999–2003)^{[nb 1]}
Bishop Milutin (Knežević) of Australia and New Zealand (2003–2006)^{[nb 2]}
Bishop Irinej (Dobrijević) of Australia and New Zealand (2006–2016)
Bishop Siluan (Mrakić) of Australia and New Zealand (2016–)

Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand of the Free Serbian Orthodox Church^{[nb 3]}

Bishop Dionisije (Milivojević) of United States and Canada (1964–1966
Bishop Dimitrije (Balač) of America and Canada (1966–1979)
Bishop Petar (Bankerović) of Australia and New Zealand (1979–1988)
Metropolitan Irinej (Kovačević) of America and Canada (1988–1991) (administrator)
Bishop Vasilije (Veinović) of Australia and New Zealand (1991–1993)
Bishop Sava (Jurić) of Australia and New Zealand (1994–1999)

Gallery

Saint Sava Church (Adelaide)
Saint Sava Church (Perth)
Saint George Church (Canberra)
Saint Elijah the Prophet Church (Coober Pedy)

Notes

^ Between 1999 and 2006, the bishop of the New Gračanica and Midwestern America Eparchy administered the Australia and New Zealand Eparchy.
^ Between 1999 and 2006, the bishop of the New Gračanica and Midwestern America Eparchy administered the Australia and New Zealand Eparchy.
^ Considered schismatic by the Serbian Orthodox Church until reconciliation in 1992.

References

^ "Diocese Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine." Diocese of Australia and New Zealand. Retrieved on 27 February 2011. "EPISCOPAL HEADQUARTERS 14 Renwick St, Alexandria NSW 2015"
^ https://soc.org.au/
^ https://soc.org.au/monastery/

External links

[4] Between 1999 and 2006, the bishop of the New Gračanica and Midwestern America Eparchy administered the Australia and New Zealand Eparchy.

[5] Between 1999 and 2006, the bishop of the New Gračanica and Midwestern America Eparchy administered the Australia and New Zealand Eparchy.

[6] Considered schismatic by the Serbian Orthodox Church until reconciliation in 1992.

[1] "Diocese Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine." Diocese of Australia and New Zealand. Retrieved on 27 February 2011. "EPISCOPAL HEADQUARTERS 14 Renwick St, Alexandria NSW 2015"

[2] ttps://soc.org.au/

[3] ttps://soc.org.au/monastery/

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Subdivisions of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Metropolitanates	Belgrade and Karlovci Dabar-Bosnia Montenegro and the Littoral Zagreb and Ljubljana Australia and New Zealand
Traditional eparchies	Bačka Banat Banja Luka Bihać and Petrovac Braničevo Buda Budimlja and Nikšić Dalmatia Gornji Karlovac Kruševac Mileševa Niš Osječko polje and Baranja Raška and Prizren Šabac Slavonia Srem Šumadija Temišvar Timok Valjevo Vranje Zahumlje and Herzegovina Žiča Zvornik and Tuzla
Diaspora eparchies	Austria Britain and Ireland Buenos Aires and South America Canada Düsseldorf and Germany Eastern America New Gračanica and Midwestern America Scandinavia Switzerland Western America Western Europe
Historical	Belgrade Metropolitanate Karlovci Metropolitanate Karlovci Patriarchate Hvosno Lipljan Toplica Banjska Marča Samokov Kyustendil Arad (1695–1865) Kostajnica (1713–1771) Šabac and Valjevo (1831–2006) Kotor and Dubrovnik (1870–1931) Zahumlje and Raška (1878–1931) Ohrid (1920–1931) Bitola (1920–1931) Ohrid and Bitola (1931–1967) Zletovo and Strumica (1920–1967) Mukachevo and Prešov (1931–1945) (For others see: History of the Serbian Orthodox Church)