List of Greek Orthodox churches in New South Wales

Last updated May 17, 2024

This is a list of Greek Orthodox parishes and monasteries in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), in Australia.^[1]

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

The majority of Greek Orthodox church communities in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory are under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. These church communities are under the Archdiocese's First Archdiocesan District of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory which consists of 45 parishes, one cathedral, one chapel and three monasteries.

Archbishop Makarios (Griniezakis) of Australia leads the Archdiocesan District of Sydney and is assisted by Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis and Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia as well as Chancellor of the Archdiocese, Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne, Reverend Christophoros Krikelis. Parishes located in and around the Australian Capital Territory, as well as rural parishes in Southern NSW are led by Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

The First Archdiocesan District covers many church communities including some of Australia's most populous areas such as Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle, Wollongong, the Central Coast and multiple regional areas of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Churches and monasteries under the First Archdiocesan District are listed below:

Parishes and monasteries

Name	Year Founded	Suburb / Town	Street Address	Comment
Greek Orthodox Church of the Archangels	1976	Albury	378 Olive Street	Fortnightly services rotating with Wagga Wagga Parish
Orthodox Parish of St. Savvas of Kalymnos		Banksia	316 Princes Highway	Multilingual Ukrainian/Greek Parish Integrated into the Archdiocese March 2022
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Euphemia	1963	Bankstown	6–12 East Terrace
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. John the Forerunner & Baptist		Batemans Bay	2 Clyde Street	No permeant priest, served by priests from Sydney or Canberra
Greek Orthodox Parish of All Saints	1964	Belmore	31 Isabel Street
Greek Orthodox Parish of Sts. Paraskevi & Barbara	1982	Blacktown	47–49 Balmoral Street
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Nectarios	1967	Burwood	26 Railway Parade
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Dionysios	1976	Central Mangrove	1639 Nurses Road	Gosford area
Greek Orthodox Parish of Sts. Michael & Gabriel	1962	Crows Nest	49–59 Holtermann Street
Greek Orthodox Parish of the Dormition of the Theotokos	1957	Darlington	360 Abercrombie Street
Greek Orthodox Church of Our Lady of the Myrtle Tree	1962	Dubbo	1 Roper Street	No permeant priest, served by priests from Sydney
Greek Orthodox Parish of the Transfiguration of Our Lord		Earlwood	175 Bayview Avenue
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Andrew	1979	Gladesville	20 Wharf Road
Greek Orthodox Church of St. Panteleimon	1976	Goulburn	11 MacAlister Drive
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Stylianos	1996	Gymea	806–808 The Kingsway
Greek Orthodox Parish of the Holy Apostles		Hamilton	11–17 Steel Street
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Stephanos	1982	Hurlstone Park	650 New Canterbury Road
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Spyridon	1961	Kingsford	72–76 Gardeners Road
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Nicholas		Kingston	Cnr Wentworth Avenue & Telopea Park	ACT, in Canberra area
Greek Orthodox Parish of the Resurrection of Our Lord	1965	Kogarah	16–18 Belgrave Street
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Gerasimos	1963	Leichhardt	21 Henry Street
Greek Orthodox Parish of Sts. Raphael, Nicolaos & Irene	1967	Liverpool	29 Forbes Street
Greek Orthodox Monastery of Panagia Pantanassa		Mangrove Creek	567 Mangrove Creek Road	Male Monastery
Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Holy Cross		Mangrove Mountain	1 Holy Cross Road	Female Monastery
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Nicholas	1961	Marrickville	203–207 Livingstone Road
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Catherine	1980	Mascot	180 Coward Street
Ukrainian Orthodox Parish of Sts. Basil the Great & St George	1960	Newcastle	34 Morgan Street	Integrated into the Archdiocese March 2022
Greek Orthodox Parish of Sts. Constantine & Helen	1968	Newtown	378 King Street
Greek Orthodox Church of St. Catherine		Orange	46 McNamara Street	No permeant priest, served by priests from Sydney
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sophia & God's Wisdom	1926	Paddington	302 South Dowling Street	The Original Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Australia
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. John the Forerunner	1960	Parramatta	163–165 George Street	Image of former church on Hassall Street
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Demetrios		Queanbeyan	120 Campbell Street
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos	1967	Redfern	242 Cleveland Street	Cathedral since 22 November 1970
Greek Orthodox Chapel of St. Athanasios	1991	Rookwood	Cnr Weekes Avenue & Carpenter Avenue	Image prior to facade renovations
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. George	1962	Rose Bay	90 Newcastle Street
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Demetrios	1970	St Marys	47 Hobart Street
Greek Orthodox Parish of the Holy Trinity	1898	Surry Hills	411A Bourke Street	First Greek Orthodox Church in Australia
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Sophia	1974	Surry Hills	626 Bourke Street
Greek Orthodox Church of St. Demetrios		Tamworth	21 North Street	No permeant priest, served by priests from Sydney
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Therapon	2006	Thornleigh	323–325 Pennant Hills Road
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Haralambos	2014	Tuggerah	4 Fleet Close
Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos	1965	Wagga Wagga	24–26 Tompson Street	Fortnightly services rotating with Albury Parish
Greek Orthodox Parish of the Holy Cross	1958	Wollongong	18 Stewart Street
Greek Orthodox Parish of St. Nectarios		Wollongong	39 Atchison Street	Rejoined the Archdiocese in November 2020
Greek Orthodox Church of St. John the Forerunner & Baptist		Worrowing Heights	35 Birriga Avenue	Jervis Bay area, no permeant priest, served by priests from Sydney
Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. George	1962	Yellow Rock	316 Singles Ridge Road	Male Monastery

Other Greek Orthodox Church jurisdictions

There are few smaller Greek Orthodox church community organisations in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory that are governed by other church organisations or independent bodies. These church communities are listed below:

Name	Suburb / Town	Street Address	Picture	Comment
Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos	Bexley	40 Kenyon Road	Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos	Old Calendar Church under the Metropolitan of the True Orthodox Church of Cyprus
Greek Orthodox Church of Sts. Cosmas & Damianos	Dulwich Hill	28 Hercules Street		Old Calendar Church under the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece
Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Elevation of the Holy Cross	Guildford	9 Cross Street		Old Calendar Church under the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece
Greek Orthodox Church of St. Demetrios	Hamilton East	25–27 Skelton Street		Greek Orthodox Church under the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia
Greek Orthodox Church of All Saints	Kaleen	1 Rubicon Street	All Saints Greek Orthodox church	Old Calendar Church under the Metropolitan of the True Orthodox Church of Cyprus. ACT, in Canberra area
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Protection	Merrylands	33 Holroyd Road		Old Calendar Church under the Holy Metropolis of Ancient Patristic Tradition of Sydney & N.S.W

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