List of Coptic Orthodox churches in Australia

Diocese of Melbourne, West and South Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania

The hierarch of this diocese is Bishop Anba Suriel P.hD., Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Melbourne, Victoria, Tasmania, ACT, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania.

The following is a list of the churches under the diocese and the priests that serve in each church:

Victoria

• Diocese of Melbourne Headquarters & St Athanasius Church; Donvale
  • Fr Antonious Guirguis
  • Fr Paul Awad (Diocese Secretary)
  • Fr Tadawos Abdelmalek
  • Fr Gregorios Awad
• Archangel Michael Monastery; Donvale
  • Fr Michael Salib
• Archangel Michael & St. Anthony; Oakleigh
  • Fr Mina Rizkalla
  • Fr Danial Ghabrial
  • Fr Luke Sorsok
  • Fr Angelos Rofail
• St. Bishoy & St. Shenouda; Bulleen
  • Fr Mina Issac
  • Fr Shenouda Botros
• St. George; St. Albans
  • Fr Thomas Abdelmalik
  • Fr Marcos Yassa
  • Fr Peter Agaibi
• St. Mark; Preston
  • Fr Sourial Youssef
  • Fr Samuel Elias
  • Fr Arsanious Saleeb
• St. Mary; Kensington
  • Fr Tadros Sharobeem
  • Fr Macarius Wahba (Vicar General)
  • Fr Habib-Girgis Younan
• St Mina & St Marina; Hallam
  • Fr Abanoub Attalla
  • Fr Timothaos Gabriel
  • Fr Athanasius Attia
  • Fr Elijah Fanous
• St Verena; Armadale
  • Fr Mark Attalla
  • Fr Stephen Mankarious
• St. Macarius the Great; Lalor
  • Fr Stephen Mankarious
• St. Paul the Apostle; Bendigo
  • Fr Moses Curley
• St. Kyrellos VI; Traralgon
• St. Philopater Mercurius, Melton
• Coptic Community, Geelong
• Coptic Community, Pakenham

Australian Capital Territory

• St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church; Kaleen
  • Fr Michael Zamer

South Australia

• St. Mary & St. Bishoy; Cowandilla
  • Fr Philopos Boghdady
  • Fr Seraphim Sidaros
• St. George & St. Shenouda; Huntfield Heights

Western Australia

• St. Mark & St. George; Wangara
  • Fr Titus El-Baramousy
  • Fr Polycarpos El-Baramousy
• St. Mary & Archangel Michael, East Victoria Park
  • Fr Abram Abdelmalek
  • Fr David Kamel

Tasmania

• St. Demiana & St. Abraam; Newstead
• St. Timothy; Hobart

New Zealand

• St. Mark; Auckland
  • Fr Bishoy Mikhael
• St. Mary & St Athanasius; Christchurch
  • Fr Marteros Morcos
• Archangel Michael; Dunedin
  • Fr Filimon El-Baramousy
• St George; Timaru
• St Mary & St Mina; Wellington
  • Fr Hedra El-Baramousy

Fiji

• St. Mark; Suva
  • Fr Antony Lemuelu
• St. Mary; Tavenui
  • Fr Antony Lemuelu
  • Deacon Mina
• St. George; Nadi
  • Fr Mark Attalla

Monastery of St Anthony, Heathcote, Victoria

The monastery is situated on 150 acres (0.61 km²) of land. It is the first Coptic monastery to be established in Australia. The monastery is currently under the direct jurisdiction of Bishop Suriel, Bishop of the Diocese of Melbourne and affiliated regions. The abbot of the monastery is the bishop of the diocese. There are a total of two monks who live and worship in the monastery:

• Fr Matta El-Baramousy
• Fr Abib El-Baramousy

Diocese of Sydney, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and all East Asia

Whose hierarch is Daniel, Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Sydney, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Thailand, Singapore, and all East Asia. The following is a list of the churches under the diocese and the priests serving in each church:

New South Wales

• Archangel Michael & St. Bishoy; Mount Druitt
  • Fr Antonious Kaldas
  • Fr Botros Morkos
  • Fr Gabriel Yassa
  • Fr Bishoy Botros
• Pope Cyril VI & St. Archdeacon Habib Girgis, Monterey
  • Fr Youssef Fanous
  • Fr Thomas Kanazaki
• St. Abraam; Long Point
  • Fr Mina Diskoros
  • Fr Paula Balamon
  • Fr Paul Fanous
• St. Antonious & St. Paula; Guildford
  • Fr Tadros Simon (General Vicar)
  • Fr Shenouda Mansour
  • Fr Makarios Ibrahim
  • Fr Suriel Hanna
  • Fr Joseph Ghattas
  • Fr Cyril Abdelmalik (General Priest - NSW)
• St. Barbara & Abba Nofer the Hermit; Campbelltown
  • Fr Augustinos El-Antony
  • Fr Thomas Dos
• St. Demiana & St. Athanasius; Punchbowl
  • Fr Hanna Gad
  • Fr George Nakhil
• St. George; Kensington
  • Fr Markos Tawfik
  • Fr Rafael Iskander (Vicar - NSW)
  • Fr Matthew Attia
  • Fr Kyrillos Farag
• St. George & Prince Tadros; Liverpool
  • Fr Marcos El Antony Ava Moussa
  • Fr Anthony Morgan
• St. John the Baptist & Elijah the Prophet; Dubbo
• St. Mark Cathedral; Arncliffe
  • Fr Yacoub Magdy
  • Fr Augustinos Nada
  • Fr Jonathan Ishak
  • Fr Mark Basily
  • Fr Michael Fanous
• St. Mary & Archangel Michael, The Entrance
• St. Mary & Archangel Michael, Coffs Harbour
  • Fr Karas Faltaous (General Priest)
• St. Mary & Pope Kyrillos VI, Taree
  • Fr Karas Faltaous (General Priest)
• St. Mary, St. Anthony & St. Paul, Orange
• St. Mary & St. George; Minmi
  • Fr Cyril Abdelmalik (General Priest - NSW)
• St. Mary & St. John the Beloved; Wagga Wagga
  • Fr Yostos Wassif
• St. Mary & St. Joseph; Peakhurst
  • Fr Moussa Soliman
  • Fr Stefanos El-Antony
  • Fr Luke Malek
• St. Mary & St. Karas, Port Macquarie
  • Fr Karas Faltaous (General Priest)
• St. Mary & St. Kozman & St. Demian; Castle Hill
  • Fr Joshua Tadros
• St. Mary & St. Marina; Llandilo
  • Fr Ammonious El-Anba Paula
• St. Mary & St. Merkorious; Rhodes
  • Fr Bishoy Yassa
  • Fr Yacoub Awad
  • Fr Youhanna Bestawros
  • Fr Sharobim Sharobim
  • Fr Alexander Aziz (General Priest)
• St. Mary & St. Mina; Bexley
  • Fr Samuel Guirguis
  • Fr Mikhail Mikhail
  • Fr Daoud Naguib
  • Fr Abdelmessih Girgis
  • Fr Shenouti Gobran
• St. Mary, St. Pakhomious & St. Shenouda; Kirrawee
  • Fr Tadros El-Pakhoumi
  • Fr Pakhomious Badyee
• St. Mary & St. Sidhom Pishay; Dural
  • Fr Arsanious Barsoum
• St. Moses the Mighty, St. Maximos & St. Domadios; Goulburn
• St. Paul & St. Ruweis; Collaroy
  • Fr Bassilious Gad
• St. Peter & St. Paul; Wollongong
  • Fr Daniel Fanous (General Priest)
• The Apostles & St. Abanoub; Blacktown
  • Fr Pavlos Hanna
  • Fr Athanasius Ibrahim
  • Fr Faltaous Metri

Queensland

• St. Mark & St. George; Strathpine
  • Fr Bishoy Wassef
• St. Mary & St. Anthony Monastery; Kooralbyn
  • Fr Moussa El-Antony (Abbot)
• St. Mary & St. George; Townsville
• St. Mary & St. Joseph; Coopers Plains
  • Fr Mettaos Wahba
• St. Mary & St. Kyrillos the Pillar of Faith, Cairns
• St. Mary & St. Moses the Strong; Bundaberg
• St. Mina & St. Anthony; Helensvale
  • Fr Abraham Rizk
• Virgin Mary; Calamvale
  • Fr David Mahrous
• Coptic Community, Toowoomba

Northern Territory

• St. Mary, St. Moses the Mighty & St. Takla Haimanot; Darwin
  • Fr Moussa Beshara

East Asia

Thailand

• St. Mark & St. George; Bangkok
• St. James the Apostle Orphanage; Sangkhlaburi

Singapore

• St. Mark; Singapore

Mainland China

• St. Anthony & St. Paul; Guangzhou
• St. Mark; Yiwu

Malaysia

• St. Mary & St. Mark; Malacca
  • Fr Joseph Sim
• St. Mary & Archangel Michael; Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia

- Mother of the True Light Coptic Orthodox Orphanage; Namorambe Village, Deli Serdang, Medan, Indonesia

Monastery of St Shenouda the Archmandrite, Putty, New South Wales

The monastery is situated on a land of approximately 110 acres (0.45 km²). Bishop Daniel was ordained Abbot of the monastery of the Monastery of St Shenouda the Archimandrite, Sydney on 7 June 2009.

As of 2015 four monks and 3 novices lived and worshipped in the monastery:

• Fr Wissa St Shenouti
• Fr Shenouda St Shenouti
• Fr Theodore St Shenouti
• Fr Antony St Shenouti
• Brother Moussa
• Brother Bishoy
• Brother Angelos

See also

• Copts in Australia

External links

• Diocese of Melbourne
• Diocese of Sydney
• Coptic Orthodox Church Directory for Australia
• St Shenouda Monastery, New South Wales
• St Mary & St. Anthony Monastery, Queensland

Further reading

• The Coptic Orthodox Church of Australia 1969-1995, by Fr Matthew Attia, formally Mr Maged Attia