Diocese of Australia and New Zealand

Newly ordained Assistant Bishop Iachint: The Divine Liturgy is the beginning of every ministry

His Grace Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand celebrated his first Divine Liturgy following his episcopal ordination on Sunday, saying there could be no more fitting beginning to his ministry than the Eucharistic celebration. He concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei…

Jul 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

New Assistant Bishop for Australia and New Zealand ordained at Romania’s Patriarchal Cathedral

The newly elected Assistant Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand was ordained on Saturday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church, together with Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishops Varlaam of Ploiești…

Jul 7, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Mihail urges faithful in Australia, New Zealand to follow example of ‘heroes of the faith’ in Easter message

“Let us follow the faith of these heroes of the faith in Christ the Lord,” Bishop Mihail said in his Easter pastoral message addressed to Romanian Orthodox believers in Australia and New Zealand. His Grace stressed that the Resurrection of the Lord stands at the centre of Christian faith and represents the fulfilment of the…

Apr 11, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Diocese in Australia and New Zealand reviews 2025 activity at Melbourne assembly

Clergy and lay representatives of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand met on Saturday at the diocesan centre in Melbourne—at the Life-giving Spring Monastery—to review the diocese’s activity. The meeting was preceded by a Te Deum service marking the anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities. The Diocesan Assembly was chaired…

Jan 27, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop of Australia and New Zealand calls for peace and interreligious dialogue after the tragedy in Sydney

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand has issued a message of solidarity and prayer following the tragedy at Bondi Beach, Sydney, calling for peace, mutual respect, and interreligious dialogue within Australian society. In his message delivered after the armed attack that left 15 people dead and more than 20 injured, His…

Dec 18, 2025Mihail Pătrășcanu

Romanian Orthodox Bishop consecrates new church for Melbourne suburb community

His Grace Bishop Mihail, head of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, consecrated on Sunday, Sept. 21, the new church of the Romanian Orthodox community in Narre Warren North – Dandenong, a suburb located about 40 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, Australia. The Romanian hierarch was joined in the service by His Grace…

Sep 29, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Diocese continues work on cultural and missionary centre in Australia

Construction works on the multifunctional centre of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand have entered the second stage, with support from the Department for Romanians Abroad. The building, located at 103 Porteous Road, Harkness (Melton West), Victoria, will host the “St. Dumitru Stăniloae” Cultural and Missionary Centre, the diocesan chapel, and classrooms…

Sep 11, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian parish in New Zealand secures Government grant to expand community cultural centre

The Romanian Orthodox Parish in Auckland, New Zealand, has received a non-refundable grant of 300,000 lei (approx. AUD 100,000) to continue the construction of the parish’s Social and Cultural Hall. This construction project is part of a broader initiative that envisions the future building of a parish church and the establishment of an open-air ethnographic…

Jul 9, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanians in Australia First to Celebrate Easter with Midnight Liturgy in Melbourne: All of creation receives light and peace

Romanians from the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand were the first in the diaspora to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord, around 5:00 p.m. Romanian time. Over 20,000 Romanians currently reside in Australia. The Paschal midnight service was celebrated by Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand at the “Life-Giving Spring” Monastery in Melbourne.…

Apr 21, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand convenes annual Assembly in Melbourne

The “Lifegiving Spring” Monastery in Melbourne hosted the annual meeting of the Diocesan Assembly of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand last weekend. On Saturday, Bishop Mihail led the clergy of the two deaneries in celebrating the Divine Liturgy and a Te Deum service to celebrate the Union of the Romanian Principalities.…

Jan 31, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Welcoming Christ in our hearts and souls after the fasting season: Bishop Mihail’s Christmas encyclical

In his Christmas encyclical, Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand explains that the fast we conclude on the feast of the Nativity of our Lord allows us to receive the Infant Jesus, making Him a dwelling place in our hearts and souls. “Sanctifying our soul and body through repentance, through reading the Holy Scriptures,…

Dec 24, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu