List of Coptic Orthodox churches in Australia

List of Coptic Orthodox churches in Australia
Diocese of Melbourne, West and South Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania
The diocese is currently under the guidance of Pope Tawadros II. The diocese territory includes 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:
Victoria
St Athanasius; Donvale
Fr Antonious Guirguis
Fr Tadawos Abdelmalak
Fr Gregorios Awad
Archangel Michael Monastery for Nuns; Woodend
Nun Antonia St Demiana
Archangel Michael & St. Anthony; Oakleigh
Fr Daniel Ghabrial (Vicar General)
Fr Luke Sorsok
Fr Angelos Raphael
St. Bishoy & St. Shenouda; Bulleen
Fr Mina Issac
Fr Shenouda Botros
Fr Jonathan Alexander
St. George; St. Albans
Fr Thomas Abdelmalek
Fr Marcos Yassa
Fr Samuel Elias
Fr Peter Agaibi
Fr Anthony Mikhail
St. Mark; Preston
Fr Youhanna Samuel
Fr Girgis El-Antony
Fr George Farag
St. Mary; Kensington
Fr Tadros Sharobeam
Fr Habib-Girgis Younan
Fr Michael Salib
Fr Kyrillos Tawadros
Fr John Makari
St Mina & St Marina; Hallam
Fr Abanoub Attalla
Fr Timotheous Ghabrial
Fr Isaac El-Antony
Fr Athanasius Attia
Fr Elijah Fanous
Fr Isaac Wissa
St John & St Verena; Armadale
Fr Mark Attalla
Fr Sourial Youssef
Fr Daniel Roushdy
Fr Andrew Alexander
St Verena & St Bishoy; Eporo Tower
Fr Arsanios Saleeb
St. Macarius the Great; Yarrambat
Fr Stephen Mankarious
St. Paul the Apostle; Bendigo
Fr Moses Curley
St. Philopater Mercurius, Melton
Fr David Kamel
St. Karas & St. Severus of Antioch; Pakenham
Fr Silas Abdelnour
St. Moses, Geelong
Fr Peter Agaibi
Fr Habib-Girgis Younan
St. Pope Kyrellos VI, Traralgon
Fr Abanoub Attalla
General Priests
Fr Paul Awad (Diocese Secretary)
Australian Capital Territory
St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church; Kaleen
Fr Michael Zamer
South Australia
St. Mary & St. Bishoy; Cowandilla
Fr Philopos Boghdadi
Fr Abraam El-Baramousy
Fr Bishoy Youhanna
St. George & St. Shenouda; Huntfield Heights
Fr Karas Gilada
Western Australia
St. Mark & St. George; Wanneroo
Fr Titus El-Baramousy
Fr Felimoun El-Baramousy
Fr Youhanna Zakaria
St. Mary & Archangel Michael, East Victoria Park
Fr Abram Abdelmalek
Fr John Rizkallah
Fr Samuel Boctor
Fr Mathious Andrawos
Tasmania
St. Demiana & St. Abraam; Newstead
St. Mary; Hobart
Fr Daniel Roushdy
New Zealand
St. Mark; Auckland
Fr Bishoy Mikhael (Vicar of New Zealand)
St. Mary & St Athanasius; Christchurch
Fr Barsom Ibrahem
Archangel Michael; Dunedin
St George; Timaru
Fr Marteros Morcos
St Mary & St Mina; Wellington
Fr Hedra El-Baramousy
Fiji
St. Mark; Suva
Fr Raphael Bassily
Fr David Tokoniono
Deacon Joseph
St. Mary; Taveuni
Fr Antony Lemuelu
Fr Daniel Kalaveti
Deacon Mina
St. George; Nadi
Fr John Abdelmalek
St. Rowais; Nadi
Fr John Abdelmalek
Fr Sourial Youssef
Solomon Islands
St. Mary & Archangel Gabriel; Auki
Fr Antony Lemuelu
Fr Mark Attalla
Monastery of St Anthony, Heathcote, Victoria
The monastery is situated on 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.(currently relieved of eparchial shepherding) 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:
Fr Matta El-Baramousy
Fr Raphael Abba Antony
Diocese of Sydney, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and all East Asia
The diocese is currently under the guidance of His Holiness Pope Tawadros since April 2023.
Bishop Daniel is the bishop of the diocese and has overseen the expansion of the churches, services and the flock of the diocese since his ordination in 2002.
The diocese territory includes 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
Archangel Michael & St. Bishoy; Mount Druitt
Fr Antonios Kaldas
Fr Botros Morkos
Fr Gabriel Yassa
Fr Bishoy Botros
Fr Karas Faragalla
Pope Cyril VI & St. Archdeacon Habib Girgis; Monterey
Fr Youssef Fanous
Fr Joseph Ghattas
St. Abraam; Long Point
Fr Mina Diskoros
Fr Paula Balamon
Fr Paul Fanous
St. Antonious & St. Paula; Guildford
Fr Tadros Simon
Fr Shenouda Mansour
Fr Gawargious Ramandious
Fr Makarios Ibrahim
Fr Seraphim Sidaros
St. Barbara & Abba Nofer the Hermit; Bradbury
Fr Thomas Dos
St. Demiana & St. Athanasius; Punchbowl
Fr Hanna Gad (Vicar General)
Fr George Nakhil
St. George; Kensington
Fr Markos Tawfik
Fr Rafael Iskander
Fr Matthew Attia
Fr Kyrillos Farag
St. George & Prince Tadros; Liverpool
Fr Anthony Morgan
Fr Salib Salib
St. John; South Hurstville
St. John the Baptist & Elijah the Prophet; Dubbo
St. Karas the Hermit; Leumeah
Fr Augustinos El-Antony
St. Luke; Sylvania
Fr Daniel Fanous
Fr Samuel Fanous
St. Mark; Arncliffe
Fr Yacoub Magdy
Fr Augustinos Nada
Fr Jonathan Ishak
Fr Mark Basily
Fr Michael Fanous
Fr Elijah Iskander
Fr David Shehata
Fr Anthony Sharkawi
St. Mary & Archangel Michael, The Entrance
Fr Michael Fanous
St. Mary & Archangel Michael, Coffs Harbour
St. Mary & Pope Kyrillos VI, Cundletown (Taree)
Fr Karas Faltaous
St. Mary, St. Anthony & St. Paul, Orange
St. Mary & St. George; Beresfield (Newcastle)
Fr John Ghandour
St. Mary & St. John the Beloved; Wagga Wagga
Fr Yostos Wasif
St. Mary & St. Joseph; Peakhurst
Fr Moussa Soliman
Fr Stefanos El-Antony
Fr Luke Malek
Fr Marcos Tadros
St. Mary & St. Luke, Point Clare (Gosford)
St. Mary & St. Karas, Port Macquarie
Fr Karas Faltaous
St. Mary & St. Cosman & St. Demian; Kellyville
Fr Joshua Tadros
Fr Timothy Besada
St. Mary & St. Marina; Llandilo
Fr Ammonious El-Anba Paula
St. Mary & St. Merkorious; Rhodes
Fr Bishoy Yassa
Fr Youhanna Bestawros
Fr Sharobim Sharobim (Diocese Secretary)
Fr Angelos Guirguis
Fr Alexander Aziz
St. Mary & St. Mina's Cathedral; Bexley
Fr Samuel Guirguis
Fr Mikhail Mikhail
Fr Daoud Naguib
Fr Abdelmessih Girgis
Fr Shenouti Gobran
Fr Pishoy-Kamel Selim
Fr Emmanuel Iskander
St. Mary, St. Pakhomious & St. Shenouda; Kirrawee
Fr Tadros El-Pakhoumi
Fr Pakhomious Erian
Fr John Sorial
St. Mary & St. Sidhom Pishay; Dural
Fr Arsanious Barsoum
Fr Cyril Abdelmalik
St. Moses the Mighty, St. Maximos & St. Domadios; Goulburn
Fr Yousef Fanous
St. Paul; Blacktown
Fr Pavlos Hanna
Fr Andrew Francis
St. Paul & St. Ruweis; Collaroy
Fr Bassilious Gad
St. Peter & St. Paul; Berkeley (Wollongong)
Fr Moses Ayad
St. Wanas; Belmore
Fr Suriel Hanna
The Apostles & St. Abanoub; Blacktown
Fr Pavlos Hanna
Fr Athanasius Ibrahim
Fr Philtaous Metri
Fr David ElMasri
Fr Andrew Francis
Theotokos & St Demiana House for Deaconesses; Mount Druitt
Sister Irini
Sister Mary
Queensland
St. Mark & St. George; Strathpine
Fr Botros Elkomos
St. Mary & St. Anthony Monastery; Kooralbyn
Fr Moussa El-Antony (Abbot)
St. Mary & Archangel Michael Monastery for Nuns; Kooralbyn
Mother Juliana St Demiana
Mother Veronia St Demiana
St. Mary & St. George; Townsville
Fr Joshua Younan
St. Mary & St. Joseph; Coopers Plains
Fr Antony Mansour
St. Mary & St. Cyril, Cairns
Fr Joshua Younan
St. Mary & St. Moses the Strong; Bundaberg
St. Mina & St. Anthony; Helensvale
Fr Bishoy El-Antony
Virgin Mary; Calamvale
Fr Mettaos Wahba (Vicar - QLD)
Fr David Mahrous
St Mary & St George; Toowoomba
Fr Abanoub Maximous
Northern Territory
St. Mary, St. Moses the Mighty & St. Takla Haimanot; Darwin
Fr Moussa Beshara
East Asia
Japan
St. Mary & St. Mark; Kyoto
Thailand
St. Mark & St. George; Bangkok
St. James the Apostle Orphanage; Sangkhlaburi
Fr Morris Morris (General Priest - Mission)
Singapore
St. Mark; Singapore
Mainland China
St. Anthony & St. Paul; Guangzhou
St. Mark; Yiwu
Malaysia
St. Mary & St. Mark; Malacca
St. Mary & Archangel Michael; Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia
Mother of the True Light Coptic Orthodox Orphanage; Namorambe Village, Deli Serdang, Medan, Indonesia
Fr Morris Morris (General Priest - Mission)
General Priests
Fr Abraham Rizk
Fr Morris Morris (Mission)
Fr Mettaous Fakhoury
Fr Timon Abdelmessih
Fr Abanoub Maximous
Fr Demian El-Antony Ava Moussa
Monastery of St Shenouda the Archmandrite, Putty, New South Wales
The monastery is situated on a land of approximately .
Bishop Daniel was ordained Abbot of the Monastery of St Shenouda the Archimandrite, Sydney on 7 June 2009.
, seven monks and two novices live and worship in the monastery:
Fr Shenouda St Shenouda
Fr Theodore St Shenouda
Fr Anthony St Shenouda
Fr Moses St Shenouda
Fr John St Shenouda
Fr Mark St Shenouda
Fr Paul St Shenouda
Brother Ignatius
Brother Pimen
There are also two monks who serve outside the Monastery on a temporary basis:
Fr Wissa St Shenouda (serving in Canada)
Fr Tadros St Shenouda (serving in Egypt)
Monastery of Virgin Mary for Nuns, Goulburn, New South Wales
The monastery is under the guidance of Pope Tawadros II. It is situated in Goulburn, New South Wales.
, two nuns live and worship in the monastery:
Mother Katrina Virgin Mary
Mother Elisavet Virgin Mary
See also
Copts in Australia
List of Eastern Orthodox churches in Australia
References
External links
Diocese of Melbourne
Diocese of Sydney
Coptic Orthodox Church Directory for Australia
St Shenouda Monastery, New South Wales
St Mary & St. Anthony Monastery, Queensland
Further reading
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Australia 1969-1995, by Fr Matthew Attia, formally Mr Maged Attia
Oriental Orthodoxy-related lists
Lists of churches in Australia
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