St. Spyridon Parish of South East Sydney

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St Spyridon Parish
St. Spyridon Parish of South East Sydney
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church
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St Spyridon's Church, pictured in c.2010
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St Spyridon Parish
33°55′31″S151°13′29″E / 33.925141°S 151.22458462°E / -33.925141; 151.22458462
Location72-76 Gardeners Road, Kingsford, Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Denomination Greek Orthodox
Website www.stspyridon.org.au
History
Status Church
Foundedc.1961 [1]
Dedication Saint Spyridon
Consecrated 19 July 1975 (1975-07-19) [1]
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) M Z Avramidis [1]
Architectural typeChurch
Style Simplified East Mediterranean [1]
Administration
Archdiocese Australia
Parish South East Sydney
Clergy
Priest(s) Father Steven Scoutas
Assistant priest(s) Father Stavros Ivanós

The St. Spyridon Parish of South East Sydney is the Greek Orthodox presence in the south-east region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The parish functions through the authority of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. [2]

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Overview

An image of Jesus Christ, displayed in the church, pictured in 2018 (1)St Spyridons Church-9.jpg
An image of Jesus Christ, displayed in the church, pictured in 2018

The church was built from 1961 in stages in the Byzantine Basilica style, flanked by twin towers, designed by M Z Avramidis, and completed in 1974. The colourful iconography within was painted by Greek Orthodox iconographer Evangelos Manolios. A plaque on the landing of the Church was unveiled by the Governor of New South Wales Sir Roden Cutler in July 1975 to commemorate Australian and Greek soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in World War I and World War II. [1]

The church is listed on the Randwick local government heritage register. [1]

The parish has the vital responsibility for being the founder and having executive authority over St Spyridon College. [2]

Priests

Parish Priests

Assistant Priests

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "St Spyridon Church". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage . Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "St Spyridon Parish & Community of South East Sydney". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

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