Australian and New Zealand Diocese (ROCOR)

On Sunday, 25 September 2022, the Apodosis of the Nativity of the Theotokos, His Grace Bishop George of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, celebrated his first Divine Liturgy as the ruling bishop of this diocese at Sts Peter and Paul’s Cathedral in Strathfield. Co-serving with His Grace were the cathedral clergy.

Following the dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, the Ukase from the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, appointing Bishop George as the seventh ruling bishop of the Australian and New Zealand diocese was read and many years was intoned. (more…)

On Wednesday, 21 September, 2022, the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, during deliberations on the expansion of the episcopacy and clergy, appointed His Grace Bishop George of Canberra Ruling Bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand with the title “of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.

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Завершившийся в среду, 21 сентября, Архиерейский Собор Русской Зарубежной Церкви, в ходе обсуждения вопросов связанных с пополнением епископата и клира, определил назначить Преосвященного епископа Канберрского Георгия правящим архиереем Австралийско-Новозеландской епархии с титулом «Сиднейский и Австралийско-Новозеландский».

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On Monday, 19 September 2022, the funeral service for priest David Lloyd took place at the Holy Protection Church Cabramatta, NSW. The service was led by His Grace Bishop George of Canberra and co-serving with His Grace were eight priests and three deacons from the NSW deanery.

In accordance with the funeral service for a priest within the Russian Orthodox Church, the service included the chanting of psalms and various hymns, the reading of the canon for the departed, and the reading of five epistles and five gospels. Towards the end of the service a prayer of absolution was read. Fr David was laid to rest at Pinegrove Memorial Park cemetery at Minchinbury. (more…)

В воскресенье, 18 сентября, состоялись торжества, посвященные настолованию новоизбранного Первоиерарха Русской Зарубежной Церкви, митрополита Восточно-Американского и Нью-Йоркского Николая. Читайте здесь

On Sunday, 18 September, 2022, ceremonies surrounding the enthronement of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York, newly-elected Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, took place. Continue reading the article here

On Saturday, 17 September, 2022, at the end of all-night vigil at the Synodal Cathedral of Our Lady “of the Sign” in New York, His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, newly-elected First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, emerged through the Royal Doors to the ambo in his black klobuk and common episcopal mantle. His Eminence Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and German and His Eminence Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America then endowed the blue mantle and white klobuk to him, which he donned with the aid of attending subdeacons. (more…)

В субботу, 17 сентября, по окончании Всенощного бдения в Знаменском соборе г. Нью-Йорка Преосвященный епископ Николай, новоизбранный Первоиерарх Русской Зарубежной Церкви, вышел через царские врата на амвон в черном клобуке и обыкновенной архиерейской мантии. Затем митрополит Берлинский и Германский Марк и архиепископ Сан-Францисский и Западно-Американский Кирилл преподнесли избраннику голубую матнию и белый клобук, который возложил на себя сам при помощи иподиаконов. Во время облачения в голубую мантию и возложения белого клобука Высокопреосвященнейший Марк возгласил «Аксиос», которое спели сначала архипастыри и клир, а потом и хор. После сего митрополит преподал благословение клиру и народу. (more…)

Поминовение нового Первоиерарха Русской Зарубежной Церкви на богослужениях для Австралийско-Новозеландской Епархии следует по следующей формуле:

1) До воскресенья, 5/18 сентября с.г. включительно, в положенном месте на мирной и сугубой ектеньях поминать по формуле: “о господине нашем Преосвященнейшем епископе Николае, избранном Первоиерарсе Русския Зарубежные Церкве“, а затем правящего архиерея.

2) На Великом же входе Божественной литургии и во время возгласа “В первых помяни…” поминать по следующей формуле: “господина нашего Преосвященнейшего Николая, избранного Первоиерарха Русския Зарубежные Церкве“, а затем правящего архиерея.

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Nicholas Olhovsky was born on 17 December, 1974, in Trenton, NJ.

In 1991, he graduated St Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Parish School in Lakewood, NJ, and in 1993, he graduated Hamilton West High School.

In 1998, he graduated from Holy Trinity Theological Seminary in Jordanville, NY, with a Bachelor of Theology Degree. During his studies at the seminary, he worked at Holy Trinity Monastery in the book-binding department and iconographical shop, and until 2002 in the monastery publishing concern. (more…)