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His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. (Photo Archdiocese of Australia)

Archbishop Makarios on the Centennial of the Archdiocese of Australia

By Webmaster on March 22, 2024 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: The National Herald SYDNEY – His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia on the occasion of the centennial of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia issued an encyclical message regarding the history of the Archdiocese, its current course, and its journey into the future with the recent granting of the new charter establishing an Eparchial Synod. Archbishop Makarios wrote, among other things: “Following the sacred tradition and ethos of our ancestors, we ceremoniously celebrate the anniversaries of historical events which have been significant and decisive for the advancement of the Church and the Greek People. One such important anniversary presents…

A church is damaged after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Orthodoxie C’est Fini

By Webmaster on March 31, 2022 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Neos Cosmos by Nick Trakakis As the war in Ukraine rages on, a parallel war is underway within the Orthodox Church. Not much has been said about this religious conflict in the mainstream media, even though it is playing a crucial role in the military conflict. And it’s a problem affecting not merely Eastern Europe, but Australia too. I have borrowed the title of this article, “Orthodox c’est fini” (French for “Orthodoxy is finished”), not from some militant atheist, but from a leading Greek Orthodox theologian, Professor Petros Vassiliadis [Prof. Vassiliadis made this remark in a March 11 post…

Makarios, left, and Bragg. Image via Facebook

Odd bedfellows: an Orthodox Greek prelate & a gay rights champion

By Webmaster on June 23, 2020 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Patheos – The Free Thinker BY BARRY DUKE BACK in 2017, ahead of Australia’s plebiscite to legalise gay marriage, the Greek Orthodox Church spent a great deal of time and money opposing same-sex unions. Then, at the beginning of this year, church members had a WTF? moment when the man who successfully pushed hard for marriage equality – Liberal Party Senator Andrew Bragg – was awarded the highest honour the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia can bestow. Bragg became the the first non-Greek and non-Orthodox person to receive the Order of Christ-Loving and was proclaimed a Grand Commander by the church’s newly-appointed head, His Eminence…

Archimandrite Makarios Griniezakis of Christoupolis. (Photo by Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church)

Archimandrite Makarios Griniezakis of Christoupolis to Be the New Archbishop of Australia

By Webmaster on May 10, 2019 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: The National Herald By ANA CONSTANTINOPLE – Archimandrite Makarios Griniezakis of Christoupolis was on Thursday unanimously elected as the new Archbishop of Australia, by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Griniezakis pursued graduate studies in the field of Christian Ethics at Boston University, School of Theology, where he earned a Master of Sacred Theology degree (STM). He also earned a Master of Arts (MA) in History of Science from Harvard University, School of Arts and Sciences, and a Master of Bioethics from Monash University, School of Arts and Sciences. He has additionally attended courses in philosophy at the…

Archbishop Stylianos of Australia

GREEK ARCHBISHOP STYLIANOS OF AUSTRALIA REPOSES IN THE LORD

By Webmaster on March 26, 2019 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Christianity Sydney, Australia, March 26, 2019 His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos of Australia (Patriarchate of Constantinople) passed away yesterday on the Great Feast of the Annunciation, following a long battle with cancer. He was 83 years old, reports the National Herald. He labored as the ruling hierarch of Australia for the Greek Church there for more than 40 years, having been unanimously elected and arriving in Sydney in April, 1975. Having learned of his passing during the Divine Liturgy yesterday, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople offered a memorial Trisagion for the repose of the soul of Abp. Stylianos following the service.…

PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW PULLING ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS FROM AMERICA

By Webmaster on February 19, 2019 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Orthodox Christianity Istanbul, February 19, 2019 — Changes are coming to the American, Australian, and British Churches under the Ecumenical Patriarchate, according to Patriarch Bartholomew’s own words following a recent Divine Liturgy in Istanbul. In a video posted on the Patriarchate’s Facebook page, Pat. Bartholomew speaks about holding elections to replace the primates of the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses in the English-speaking world, reports the National Herald. There have long been reports that Pat. Bartholomew has been trying to oust Archbishop Demetrios of America, though this is the first time the plans have been publicly addressed. It is unclear who will replace…

Communique of the Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand Regarding the Desecration of Graves in Sydney

By Webmaster on December 12, 2014 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Serbian Orthodox Church On the desecration of Russian and Serbian graves at Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney An unknown vandal or vandals during the night between Tuesday (09/12/2014) and Wednesday (10/12/2014) desecrated seventy six (76) graves in the Russian and Serbian Section No. 1 at Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery. We are amazed and saddened by this act of vandalism witnessed in the desecration of graves. Graves and cemeteries have always been, in all cultures and cultured societies, considered sacred places and, as such, were respected and spared even from enemy armies during times of war. We believe that such vileness belongs…

$5m in Federal Budget to shield Adelaide Greek Orthodox church from aircraft noise ‘fair’

By Webmaster on May 15, 2013 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: The Australian by JULIAN SWALLOW Is this funding fair? HINDMARSH MP Steve Georganas has defended a $5 million grant to a local Greek Orthodox church affected by aircraft noise. Mr Georganas said the grant to the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Thebarton to install soundproofing, which was announced in last night’s Federal Budget, was not “pork barrelling” ahead of the upcoming federal election. “`This was a program put in place … by the former Howard government in 2000-01, and we’re just continuing the program.” The church is currently in Mr Georganas’ marginal electorate of Hindmarsh, but following a redistribution…

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