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
	Reverend Gewargis Atto, St Mary’s Church Parish Priest – Sydney Australia Office (02) 9726 6309 Mobile 0417 230 658 Fax (02) 9723 6309
	Reverend Younan Dawood, St George’s Parish Priest – Sydney Australia Office (02) 9756 4624 Mobile 0404 984 153
	Reverend John Kushaba, Saints Peter and Paul Parish Priest – Sydney Australia Office (02) 9823 0272 Mobile 0423 555 545 Fax (02) 9823 0272 revjohn@assyrianchurch.org.au
	Reverend Narsai Youkhanis, Full Time Student and Assistant Priest to all Parishes – Sydney Australia Mar Narsai College Chaplain and Melbourne English Mission Priest. revnarsai@assyrianchurch.org.au
	Reverend Ninos Elya – Sydney Australia Saint Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School Chaplain and Queensland Mission Priest. Email: revninos@assyrianchurch.org.au / Qasha.Ninos@shaps.nsw.edu.auOffice: (02) 9753 4185 Fax (02) 9753 4192
	Reverend Gewargis Toma, St George’s Church Parish Priest – Melbourne Australia
	Reverend Hurmiz Jarjeis, St George’s Assistant Priest – Melbourne Australia
	Reverend Antawan Mikhail, St George’s Assistant Priest – Melbourne Australia
	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

New Zealand

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