Clergy
Meet the clergy of the Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand.
The Metropolitan
| His Beatitude Mar Meelis Zaia is the Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon. He has been the leader of the Assyrian Church of the East in the Oceania region for the last 25 years. |
The Priests
The gifted priests are from a variety of regions around the world and have diverse experience, and educational background.
| Chor-Bishop Ashoor Lazar, St Hurmizd’s Cathedral Parish Priest – Sydney Australia Office (02) 9610 8680 Mobile 0416 116 516 Fax (02) 9823 0035 |
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Reverend Gewargis Atto, St Mary’s Church Parish Priest – Sydney Australia Office (02) 9726 6309 Mobile 0417 230 658 Fax (02) 9723 6309 |
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Reverend Genard Lazar – USA Youth Mission revglazar@assyrianchurch.com.au |
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Reverend Younan Dawood, St George’s Parish Priest – Sydney Australia Office (02) 9756 4624 Mobile 0404 984 153 |
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Reverend John Kushaba, Saints Peter and Paul Parish Priest – Sydney Australia School Chaplain – Mar Narsai Assyrian College Office (02) 9823 0272 Mobile 0423 555 545 Fax (02) 9823 0272 revjohn@assyrianchurch.org.au |
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Reverend Narsai Youkhanis, Full Time Student and Assistant Priest to all Parishes – Sydney Australia School Chaplain – St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School revnarsai@assyrianchurch.org.au |
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Reverend Gewargis Toma, St George’s Church Parish Priest – Melbourne Australia | |
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Reverend Hurmiz Jarjeis, St George’s Assistant Priest – Melbourne Australia | |
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Reverend Antawan Mikhail, St George’s Assistant Priest – Melbourne Australia | |
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Reverend Toma Kanoun, St Mary’s & St. Odisho’s Church Parish Priest – New Zealand |
Deacons, Sub-Deacons and Lectors
The ordained Deacons, Sub-Deacons and Lectors are also the servants of His Holy Church.
Australia
| Iemad Solaqa | Issa Patrous | Isaac David | Adnan Dinkha |
| Wilson Kako | Toma Adam | Syrop Kanon | Nicola David |
| Warda Adam | Sargon Nissan | Michael Rasho | Emmanuel Kelaita |
| Sargis Hawil | Eddie David | Elias Novo | Samir Nisan |
| Mikhail Mikhail | Shayne McDonald | Michael Odicho | Robin Hermis |
| Gewargis Akhajan | Gabriel Odisho | Emmanuel Yousif | Ninos Elya |
| Daniel Daniel | Ahkigar Binyamin | Ashor Jahimsha | Antwan Mikhail |
| Mishael Haroon | Yacoub Odisho | Jackson Solaqa | Joseph Pero |
| Sami Hurmizd | Roney Israel | Albert Isaac | Denis Mirza |
| Neil Makko | Domenic Micelli | Robert Khnanisho | Oliver Darwash |
| Oliver Darwash | George Rasho | Ramen Youkhans | Faris Youkhanis |
| Robert Jacob | Daniel Kochou | William Esho | Ninos Babisha |
| Alan George | Christopher Khouchaba | Albert Badal |
New Zealand
| Shamoon Ibrahim | Rofael Lajin | Riyadh Dinkha | Uonan Kandal |
| Slewo Younadam | Albert Issac | Eshaya Esha |











