Central celebration of the jubilee of the Serbian Church in Australia

Eight hundred years of the autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church and seventy years since the establishment of the organized church life on the territory of the Metropolitanate of Australia-New Zealand where celebrated conciliarly in the most solemn and pan-Orthodox way in the chapel of the College of Saint Sava in Varoville, Sidney on 7 September 2019.

Bishop Siluan of Australia and New Zealand officiated with the concelebration of Bishop Jacob of Miletoupolis (Ecumenical Patriarchate), Metropolitan Basil (Patriarchate of Antioch), Bishop Longin of New Gracanica and Midwestern America, father Peter – representative of the Bishop Michael (Romanian Patriarchate), the most distinguished guest from Imperial laura of the Monastery of Chilandar Archimandrite Metodije and clergy of the Metropolitanate of Australia-New Zealand.

А combined choir from the whole Metropolitanate and the Russian male choir sang responses during the Holy Liturgy. After the Holy Liturgy and the agape feast, two special exhibitions were opened – “The Serbian Gold Embroidery” and “Serbian distinctions, medals and badges 1865-1945”.

The celebration was attended by Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Australia Mr. Miroljub Petrovic and General Consul Mr. Branko Radosevic as well as by high personalities from some embassies and political life of New South Wales.