List of Coptic Orthodox churches in Australia

Diocese of Melbourne, West and South Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania

The hierarch of this diocese is Bishop Anba Suriel P.hD., Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Melbourne, Victoria, Tasmania, ACT, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania.

The following is a list of the churches under the diocese and the priests that serve in each church:[1]

Victoria

Australian Capital Territory

South Australia

Western Australia

Tasmania

New Zealand

Fiji

Monastery of St Anthony, Heathcote, Victoria

The monastery is situated on 150 acres (0.61 km2) of land. It is the first Coptic monastery to be established in Australia. The monastery is currently under the direct jurisdiction of Bishop Suriel, Bishop of the Diocese of Melbourne and affiliated regions. The abbot of the monastery is the bishop of the diocese. There are a total of two monks who live and worship in the monastery:

Diocese of Sydney, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and all East Asia

Whose hierarch is Daniel, Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Sydney, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Thailand, Singapore, and all East Asia. The following is a list of the churches under the diocese and the priests serving in each church:

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

East Asia

Thailand

Singapore

Mainland China

Malaysia

Indonesia

- Mother of the True Light Coptic Orthodox Orphanage; Namorambe Village, Deli Serdang, Medan, Indonesia

Monastery of St Shenouda the Archmandrite, Putty, New South Wales

The monastery is situated on a land of approximately 110 acres (0.45 km2). Bishop Daniel was ordained Abbot of the monastery of the Monastery of St Shenouda the Archimandrite, Sydney on 7 June 2009.

As of 2015 four monks and 3 novices lived and worshipped in the monastery:

See also

References

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Further reading

  • The Coptic Orthodox Church of Australia 1969-1995, by Fr Matthew Attia, formally Mr Maged Attia
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