ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE Announcement of the Holy and Great Synod During its three day deliberations (23-25 June, 2020), the Holy and Great Synod in the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical  Patriarchate in Chambesy, Geneva, discussed, amongst other items, matters relating to the ecclesiastical life of the different Eparchies of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, including also the Holy…

IT IS WITH GREAT HONOUR THAT I AM WRITING THIS PIECE IN SUPPORT OF OUR PRIMATE HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP MAKARIOS OF AUSTRALIA AND OUR MOTHER CHURCH HERE IN AUSTRALIA BUT SIMULTANOUSLY IT GIVES ME ENORMOUS SORROW THAT THIS IS NECESSARY. A SELECT GROUP OF OUR FAITHFUL HAVE CHOSEN TO LISTEN TO THE WORDS OF THE…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (‘Archdiocese’) makes the following comments in relation to the purchase of a property by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust (‘Consolidated Trust’) in Sydney, where the headquarters of the Archdiocese are situated: Given that a) the Archdiocese does not possess a suitable residence for the Archbishop, and…

As we are in National Reconciliation Week, I feel the need to join my voice with the voices of all those who struggled throughout the decades to achieve reconciliation in this Australian nation. I feel the need to direct my steps towards the path taken by those who crossed Sydney’s Harbour Bridge 20 years ago,…

It has been one year since the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, on the 9th May 2019, following the favourable commendation of His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, having appreciated his theological and secular education, his literary contribution, his administrative charisma and his ecclesiastical ethos as the hitherto Bishop Makarios of Christoupolis, elected him unanimously Archbishop of…

The Holy Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is extending its efforts to practically and genuinely support people during their time of need as a result of the challenging circumstances that have arisen out of the Coronavirus pandemic. With the encouragement and blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, the Greek Welfare Centres of the Greek Orthodox…

MAKARIOS by God’s mercy, Archbishop of the Most Holy Archdiocese of Australia, Primate and Exarch of All Oceania, to the God-loving Bishops, the gracious clergy, the monastic brotherhoods, to the Presidents of the honourable Administrative Committees and Philoptochos Associations, to the teachers and students in the Schools, to those who work in the philanthropic institutions…