Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary
Македонска Православна Катедрална Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“
Makedonska Pravoslavna Katedralna Crkva "Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica"
Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary is located in Melbourne
Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary
Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary
37°42′16″S 144°46′32″E / 37.70450°S 144.77558°E / -37.70450; 144.77558
Location340 Sydenham Rd, Sydenham 3037, Melbourne, Victoria
CountryAustralia
DenominationMacedonian Orthodox
WebsiteSt. Mary's Holy Mother of God Church
History
StatusChurch
DedicationSt. Mary (Dormition of the Mother of God)
Consecrated1996
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch
Administration
DioceseMacedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia - Sydney
Clergy
Priest(s)Reverend Father Eftim Betinski

The Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Macedonian: Македонска Православна Катедрална Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“, Makedonska Pravoslavna Katedralna Crkva "Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica) is a Macedonian Orthodox cathedral church located in Sydenham, a suburb of northwestern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1][2]

History

In 1994 the local Macedonian community began efforts to establish a church in the western suburbs of Melbourne.[1] The initiative was approved by the Macedonian Holy Synod in February 1995.[1]

The church was built on Sydenham Road in Sydenham.[1] Metropolitan Petar consecrated the church in October 1996.[1]

In April 2016, the church hall and shed were burned down in a fire considered suspicious by local authorities.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Najdovski, Chris Ico (October 1997). Contested Identity: Macedonians in Contemporary Australia (PDF) (Masters). Victoria University. p. 89. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "MOC Nativity of the Virgin Mary Mother of God – Cathedral Church, Sydenham | Австралиско-новозеландска Епархија". Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Fire destroys Sydenham church buildings". Star Weekly. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Melbourne Orthodox church blaze suspicious". SBS. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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