Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand
Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church
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The Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand (Serbian: Српска православна митрополија аустралијско-новозеландска, romanized: Srpska pravoslavna mitropolija australijsko-novozelandska) is a metropolitan diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with jurisdiction over Australia and New Zealand.
Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | Australia and New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Alexandria, New South Wales[1] |
| 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 |
| Website | |
| Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of 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
- Lavrentije Trifunović (1964–1974)
- Nikolaj Mrđa (1974–1980)
- Vasilije Vadić (1980–1986)
- Longin Krčo (1986–1992)
- Luka Kovačević (1993–1999)
- Nikanor Bogunović (1999–2003)[nb 1]
- Milutin Knežević (2003–2006)[nb 2]
- Irinej Dobrijević (2006–2016)
- Siluan Mrakić (2016–)