Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand
Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand (Russian: Сиднейская и Австралийско-Новозеландская епархия, also Australian and New Zealand Diocese) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia on Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia; headquartered in Sydney. Korean Orthodox mission and Orthodox mission in Pakistan are also administratively subordinated to Australian and New Zealand Diocese.
History
First Russian orthodox parish in Australia was St. Nicholas Church in founded in 1926 in Brisbane.
Australian Diocese of the ROCOR was founded in 1946 with episcopal see Nicholas Church in Brisban.
In 1950 episcopal see was moved to Sydney to the Peter and Paul Cathedral.
In 1994 the Korean Orthodox mission was subordinated to Australian and New Zealand Diocese by the decree of the Synod of Bishops.
In February 2005, the diocese included parishes of Indonesia that were previously a part of the Hong Kong Metropolis of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
In the spring of 2012 in Pakistan was established Pakistani mission.
Bishops
Diocesian 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) (since June 20, 1996)
Vicar bishops
- bishops of Brisbane
- Athanasius (Martos) (5 September 1950 - 17 October 1953)
- Philaret (Voznesensky) (May 26, 1963 - May 27, 1964)
- Constantine (Essensky) (December 10, 1967 - September 1974)
- Gabriel (Chemodakov) (July 7, 1996 - 1997)
- 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
- George (Schaefer) (appointed, but did not act)
