Diocese of Australia and New Zealand

Construction begins on multifunctional centre for Romanian Diocese of Australia and New Zealand

His Grace Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand blessed the commencement of construction for the diocese’s multifunctional centre in Melbourne on Sunday. The new facility will house the “Father Dumitru Stăniloae” Cultural-Missionary Centre, a Chapel dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel and the Holy Confessor Priest Dumitru Stăniloae, as well as a…

Oct 22, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

New Romanian priest installed at St. Demetrios Parish in Brisbane

On Sunday, July 28, His Grace Bishop Mihail, the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand, presided over the installation ceremony of Father Mihai Suciu, the new parish priest of St. Demetrios Parish in Brisbane. Father Mihai Suciu, who was ordained earlier this year, comes to the Brisbane community from New Zealand and brings…

Aug 2, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Australia’s Romanian Bishop 2023 Easter Encyclical: We are called to respond to God’s love by following Christ

His Grace Bishop Mihail, who heads the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, noted in his Easter encyclical that “we are called to respond to God’s love by following His Son Jesus Christ. Just as Christ’s humility was complete, so too the discipleship we humans must go through must be to the end,…

Apr 13, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Diocese of Australia & New Zealand builds first Romanian Orthodox Monastery in southern hemisphere

The Romanian Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is carrying out a complex project in the Australian state of Victoria, which includes the first Romanian Orthodox monastery in the southern hemisphere, a social and cultural centre, an episcopal chapel and a church dedicated to the Three Holy Romanian Hierarchs Andrew Șaguna, Gregory the Teacher, and…

Jul 10, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

12th anniversary of Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand marked in Melbourne

The “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia, celebrated on Monday its patronal feast, which coincided with the 12th anniversary of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand. On this occasion, His Grace Mihail gave an impressive account of his visit to a small Romanian community from Dunedin, one…

Jul 1, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Saint Andrew Șaguna added as second patron saint of Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Melbourne

Saint Andrew Șaguna, Metropolitan of Transylvania, was added as a second patron saint of the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Melbourne, which was originally dedicated to Sts Peter and Paul. Saint Andrew Șaguna lived in the 19th century in Transylvania and was glorified by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 2011. He is considered one of the…

Jul 3, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu