In pictures: Romanians in Melbourne were first to celebrate the feast of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

As the day starts “earlier” in Australia due to its time zone, Romanians from this country were the first in the Romanian Diaspora to celebrate the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand officiated on Tuesday the Divine Liturgy for the patronal feast of the Diocesan Cathedral in Melbourne. On the same day, the hierarch also celebrated 13 years since his appointment on the diocesan throne. Photo: Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
The church of the Romanians was built by the Catholic Church between 1865 and 1867. Photo: Google StreetView
Since 1972, it became the church of the “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” Romanian Parish. The church was bought by the Romanians in 1982. Photo: Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
The Romanian Patriarchate offered the cathedral, în 1991, an oak iconostasis, icons, candles and furniture. Photo: Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
The interior painting and the mosaics representing the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul on the façade were made in 1984-1985 by painter Gheorghe Răducanu. Photo: Diocese of Australia and New Zealand

The worship place has been recently restored and it was reconsecrated on July 1st, 2018, when it was also given a new patron: Holy Hierarch Andrei Șaguna, because there are many faithful from Transylvania in Australia.

Holy Hierarch Andrei Șaguna will also be one of the patrons of the first monastery built by the Orthodox Romanians in the Southern Hemisphere – at Melton, in the Australian state of Victoria.

Photo credit: Diocese of Australia and New Zealand

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