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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oceania

Province:

Formed as The Archdiocese of the Southern Hemisphere (2015-2019).

Renamed The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oceania (2019).

Headquartered in Australia and moved to New Zealand.

Suffragan Dioceses:

Cuba; New Zealand and The Philippines.

Sister Churches in the Province:

The Australian Church of Antioch; The Anglican Church International; The United Ecumenical Catholic Church and The Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch.

Jurisdiction:

Australia; Brazil; Hawaii; Kenya; South Africa; Tahiti; Tonga and Vanuatu.

Current Ordinary

Abp Rima Tamaiparea-Puki (August 2019).

Former Ordinaries

Abp David J Leet (2015-2019).

Active Bishops

Archbishop of Oceania; Abp Francis Bugge; Bishop of Cuba; Bishop of The Philippines; Bishop of New Zealand and Bp Therese McNamara.

Bishop-Elect

Fr Andrew-John Bethke (Dec 2024)

Emeritus Bishops

Abp David Leet, Bp Gordon Fraser and Abp Ian Adrian

Deceased Bishops

Abp Leonie Newman (Oct 2024)

Vicars General/Episcopal Vicars

Bp Therese McNamara - Australia; Fr Antonio Ocharo - Kenya; Fr Allister Kelley OSFS - New Zealand and Mtr Carla van Aswegen VG - South Africa.

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