Bishopric of Canberra in Australia of the Ukrainian Orthodox Parishes (Ecumenical Patriarchate)

## General Information

* Continent: Oceania
* Country: *Commonwealth of Australia*, New Zealand
* Denomination: Great Church of Christ in Constantinople (UAOC in the Diaspora)

## Ecclesiastical Structure

* Ecumenical Council
	+ Holy Synod of Konstantinoupole
		- Patriarchate of Konstantinoupole
			* Primatial Exarchate of Sidnei
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Melbourne—Canberra
			* Primatial Exarchate of Ouellington—Laoutoka
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Melbourne—Canberra

## History

* 1995.03.12: Established as the Eparchial Bishopric of Canberra of the Great Church of Christ in Constantinople (UAOC in the Diaspora); Gained territory of the Eparchial Bishopric of Melbourne—Canberra of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Diaspora).
* 2022.05.09: Transferred partial territory to the Eparchial Archbishopric of Sidnei of the Great Church of Christ in Constantinople; Lost territory to the Eparchial Bishopric of Melbourne—Canberra of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Diaspora).

## Heads

* Antoniy (Ivan Ivanovych Shcherba)
	+ **Metropolitan**, *in Paris* (2015.11.01 – Present)
		- Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See (2012.05.21 – 2015.11.01)
	+ Eparchial Locum Tenens of Ukrainian Parishes in Australia and New Zealand (2016.07.?? – Present)
		- Eparchial Locum Tenens of Ukrainian Parishes in Australia and New Zealand (1995.03.12 – 1997.??.??)
		- Eparchial Locum Tenens of Australia and New Zealand, *in Canberra* (1989.??.?? – 1995.03.12)
	+ **Metropolitan**, *in South Bound Brook* (2015.11.01 – Present, UOC—USA)
		- Metropolitan-elect, *in South Bound Brook* (2012.08.06 – 2015.11.01, UOC—USA)
		- Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See (2012.05.21 – 2012.08.06, UOC—USA)
	+ **Bishop of New York** (1985.10.06 – 1995.03.12, UOC—USA)
	+ Hierarch of Ukrainian Parishes in the the Eastern USA (1995.03.12 – Present, UOC—USA)
	+ **Metropolitan-Bishop of Ierapole** (2012.11.14 – Present, Great Church of Christ in Constantinople)
		- **Arch-Bishop of Ierapole** (1997.10.06 – 2012.11.14, Great Church of Christ in Constantinople)
		- **Bishop of Ierapole** (1995.03.12 – 1997.10.06, Great Church of Christ in Constantinople)
* Ioan (Ivan Pavlovych Derev'yanka)
	+ **Bishop of London and Western Europe** (1991.10.27 – 1995.03.11)
	+ Hierarch of Ukrainian Parishes in Great Britain (2008.08.23 – 2016.07.??)
		- Hierarch of Ukrainian Parishes in Australia and New Zealand (2000.02.?? – 2016.07.??)
		- Hierarch of Ukrainian Parishes in Western Europe (1999.09.?? – 2016.07.??)
		- Hierarch of Ukrainian Parishes in Great Britain (1999.09.?? – 2005.10.23)
		- Hierarch of Ukrainian Parishes in Belgium and Great Britain (1995.03.11 – 1999.09.??)
	+ **Arch-Bishop of Parnassos** (1999.09.?? – Present, Great Church of Christ in Constantinople)
		- **Bishop of Parnassos** (1995.03.11 – 1999.09.??, Great Church of Christ in Constantinople)
* Antoniy (Ivan Ivanovych Shcherba)
	+ Eparchial Locum Tenens of Ukrainian Parishes in Australia and New Zealand (1995.03.12 – 1997.??.??)
		- Eparchial Locum Tenens of Australia and New Zealand, *in Canberra* (1989.??.?? – 1995.03.12)
	+ **Bishop of New York** (1985.10.06 – 1995.03.12, UOC—USA)
	+ Hierarch of Ukrainian Parishes in the the Eastern USA (1995.03.12 – Present, UOC—USA)
	+ **Bishop of Ierapole** (1995.03.12 – 1997.10.06, Great Church of Christ in Constantinople)

## Links

* Official Websites: Bishopric of Canberra (Former)
* Encyclopedic Pages: Wikipedia (Ukrainian), Orthodoxwiki

### Other References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221022104523/https://ec-patr.org/%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C%CF%86%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CE%B9%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%82-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CF%8C%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%85/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%B9\_(%D0%A9%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://ec-patr.org/people/erapoleos-k-ntonios/
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://users.sch.gr/markmarkou/1995/new/antonios\_sarba.htm
5. ↑ https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD\_(%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%27%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0)
6. ↑ https://orthodoxwiki.org/John\_(Derewianka)\_of\_Parnassus