The Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on Monday announced a decision whereby all Ukrainian communities and parishes of the Archdiocese of Australia will henceforth be under the direct jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Australia.
The specific parishes will, from now on, commemorate Archbishop Makarios of Australia as their canonical shepherd.
Additionally, the Holy Archdiocese of Australia’s jurisdiction passes to the other Ukrainian communities on the island continent, as the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine does not have canonical jurisdiction in the Diaspora.
