Diocese of Melbourne, West and South Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania
The diocese is currently under the guidance of Pope Tawadros II. The diocese territory includes Victoria, Tasmania, ACT, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania.
As of 1st of July 2025, Bishop Rewis was appointed General Bishop of The Diocese of Melbourne and its affiliated regions in accordance with Papal decree 2/2025.
The following is a list of the churches under the diocese and the priests that serve in each church:
Victoria Archangel Michael & St. Anthony; Oakleigh Fr Daniel Ghabrial (Vicar General) Fr Luke Sorsok Fr Angelos Raphael St. Athanasius; Donvale Fr Antonious Guirguis Fr Tadawos Abdelmalak Fr Gregorios Awad St. Bishoy & St. Shenouda; Bulleen Fr Mina Issac Fr Salib Farouk Fr Markos Gouhar Fr Paul Awad (Diocese Secretary) St. George; St. Albans Fr Thomas Abdelmalek Fr Marcos Yassa Fr Samuel Elias Fr Peter Agaibi Fr Anthony Mikhail Fr Moses Morcos St. James; Vermont Fr Shenouda Botros St. John & St Verena; Armadale Fr Mark Attalla Fr Sourial Sourial Fr Daniel Bolis Fr Raphael Bassily Fr John Abdelmalek Fr Andrew Alexander Deaconess Verena St. Joseph & St. Anasimone; Castlemaine
St. Karas & St. Severus of Antioch; Pakenham Fr Silas Abdelnour St. Macarius the Great; Yarrambat Fr Stephen Mankarious Fr Arsanios Saleeb Fr Anthony Shehata St. Mark; Preston Fr Youhanna Samuel Fr George Farag Fr Jacob Benyamin St. Mary; Kensington Fr Tadros Sharobeam Fr Habib-Girgis Younan Fr Michael Salib Fr Kyrillos Tawadros Fr John Makari St. Mina & St Marina; Hallam Fr Abanoub Attalla Fr Timotheous Ghabrial Fr Isaac El-Antony Fr Athanasius Attia Fr Elijah Fanous Fr Isaac Wissa Fr Michael Galli Fr James Nessim St. Moses, Geelong Fr George Farag St. Paul the Apostle; Bendigo Fr John Edward St. Philopater Mercurius, Melton Fr David Kamel St. Pope Kyrellos VI, Traralgon Fr Abanoub Attalla St. Verena & St Bishoy; Eporo Tower Fr Pestavros Iskandar
General Priests
Australian Capital Territory St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church; Kaleen Fr Toma Boctor Fr Michael Zamer
South Australia Archangel Michael & St. Mark; Magill Fr Markos Abdelmalak St. George & St. Shenouda; Huntfield Heights Fr Karas Gilada St. Mary & St. Bishoy; Cowandilla Fr Philopos Boghdadi Fr Bishoy Youhanna
Western Australia St. Mark & St. George; Wanneroo Fr Titus El-Baramousy Fr Polycarpos El-Baramousy Fr Youhanna Zakaria Fr Michael George St. Mary & Archangel Michael, East Victoria Park Fr Abram Abdelmalek Fr John Rizkallah Fr Samuel Boctor Fr Mathious Andrawos Fr Asoufa (Ethiopian Coptic Orthodox)
Tasmania St. Demiana & St. Abraam; Newstead St. Mary; Hobart Fr Daniel Roushdy
New Zealand Archangel Michael; Dunedin
St. George; Timaru Fr Marteros Morcos St. Mark; Auckland Fr Bishoy Mikhael (Vicar of New Zealand) St. Mary & St Athanasius; Christchurch Fr Barsom Ibrahem St Mary & St Mina; Wellington Fr Hedra El-Baramousy
Fiji St. George; Nadi Fr Joseph Baraka St. Mark; Suva Fr Raphael Bassily Fr David Tokoniono St. Mary; Taveuni Fr Antony Lemuelu Fr Daniel Kalaveti Deacon Mina St. Rowais; Nadi Fr John Abdelmalek Fr Sourial Youssef
Solomon Islands St. Mary & Archangel Gabriel; Auki Fr Antony Lemuelu Fr Moses Mikhael
Monastery of St Anthony, Heathcote, Victoria The monastery is situated on of land. It is the first Coptic monastery to be established in Australia. The monastery is currently under the direct jurisdiction of Bishop Rewis, General Bishop of the Diocese of Melbourne and affiliated regions. The abbot of the monastery is the bishop of the diocese.
Monastery of Archangel Michael for Nuns, Woodend, Victoria The monastery was established in 2015. It is the first Coptic monastery for Nuns to be established in Australia. The Monastery was recognized by the Holy Synod as an official Monastery on 2 June 2023. There are a total of four nuns who live and worship in the monastery: Nun Antonia Archangel Michael Nun Mikaela Archangel Michael Nun Angella Archangel Michael Nun Gabriella Archangel Michael
Diocese of Sydney, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and all East Asia
The diocese is currently under the guidance of Pope Tawadros since April 2023. Bishop Daniel is the bishop of the diocese and has overseen the expansion of the churches, services and the flock of the diocese since his ordination in 2002. The diocese territory includes Sydney, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Thailand, Singapore, and all East Asia. The following is a list of the churches under the diocese and the priests serving in each church:
New South Wales Archangel Michael & St. Bishoy; Mount Druitt Fr Antonios Kaldas Fr Botros Morkos Fr Gabriel Yassa Fr Bishoy Botros Fr Karas Faragalla Fr Isaac Girgis Pope Cyril VI & St. Archdeacon Habib Girgis; Blakehurst Fr Youssef Fanous Fr Joseph Ghattas Fr Kyrillos Ghannami St. Abraam; Long Point Fr Mina Diskoros Fr Paula Balamon Fr Paul Fanous Fr Peter Atta St. Antonious & St. Paula; Guildford Fr Tadros Simon Fr Shenouda Mansour Fr Gawargious Ramandious Fr Makarios Ibrahim Fr Seraphim Sidaros St. Barbara & Abba Nofer the Hermit; Bradbury Fr Thomas Dos Fr Jonathan Alexander St. Bishoy Kamel & St. Yostos El Antony; North Richmond Fr Timon Abdelmessih St. Catherine; Catherine Field St. Demiana & St. Athanasius; Punchbowl Fr Hanna Gad (Vicar General) Fr George Nakhil St. George; Kensington Fr Marcos Tawfik Fr Rafael Iskander Fr Matthew Attia Fr Kyrillos Farag Fr Michael Tanious St. George & Prince Tadros; Liverpool Fr Anthony Morgan Fr Salib Salib St. John; South Hurstville Fr Luke Ishak St. John the Baptist & Elijah the Prophet; Dubbo
St. Karas the Hermit; Leumeah Fr Augustinos El-Antony St. Luke; Sylvania Fr Daniel Fanous Fr Samuel Fanous St. Mark; Arncliffe Fr Yacoub Magdy Fr Augustinos Nada Fr Jonathan Ishak Fr Mark Basily Fr Michael Fanous Fr Elijah Iskander Fr David Shehata Fr Anthony Sharkawi St. Mary of Egypt; Pymble Fr Meena Awad (General Priest - NSW) St. Mary & Archangel Michael, The Entrance Fr Michael Fanous St. Mary & Archangel Michael, Coffs Harbour St. Mary & Pope Kyrillos VI, Cundletown (Taree) Fr Bishoy Soliman St. Mary, St. Anthony & St. Paul, Orange St. Mary & St. George; Beresfield (Newcastle) Fr John Ghandour St. Mary & St. John the Beloved; Wagga Wagga Fr Yostos Wasif St. Mary & St. Joseph; Peakhurst Fr Moussa Soliman Fr Stefanos El-Antony Fr Luke Malek Fr Marcos Tadros St. Mary & St. Luke, Point Clare (Gosford) Fr Luke Sergious St. Mary & St. Karas, Port Macquarie St. Mary & St. Cosman & St. Demian; Kellyville Fr Joshua Tadros Fr Timothy Besada Fr Antony Mansour St. Mary & St. Marina; Llandilo Fr Bishoy Elias St. Mary & St. Merkorious; Rhodes Fr Bishoy Yassa Fr Youhanna Bestawros Fr Sharobim Sharobim (Diocese Secretary) Fr Angelos Guirguis Fr Alexander Aziz Fr Morris Morris St. Mary & St. Mina's Cathedral; Bexley Fr Samuel Guirguis Fr Mikhail Mikhail Fr Daoud Naguib Fr Abdelmessih Girgis Fr Shenouti Gobran Fr Pishoy-Kamel Selim Fr Emmanuel Iskander St. Mary, St. Pakhomious & St. Shenouda; Kirrawee Fr Tadros El-Pakhoumi Fr Pakhomious Erian Fr John Sorial St. Mary & St. Sidhom Pishay; Dural Fr Arsanious Barsoum Fr Cyril Abdelmalik St. Moses the Mighty, St. Maximos & St. Domadios; Goulburn St. Paul; Blacktown Fr Pavlos Hanna Fr Andrew Francis St. Paul & St. Reweis; Collaroy Fr Bassilious Gad St. Peter & St. Paul; Berkeley (Wollongong) Fr Moses Ayad St. Rebecca & her Five Children; Picton Fr Bishoy Soliman St. Wanas; Belmore Fr Suriel Hanna The Apostles & St. Abanoub; Blacktown Fr Pavlos Hanna Fr Athanasius Ibrahim Fr Philtaous Metri Fr David ElMasri Fr Andrew Francis Theotokos & St Demiana House for Deaconesses; Mount Druitt Sister Irini Sister Mary Sister Petronia Sister Ruth
Queensland St. Mark & St. George; Strathpine Fr Botros Elkomos St. Mary & St. Anthony Monastery; Kooralbyn Fr Moussa El-Antony (Abbot) St. Mary & Archangel Michael Monastery for Nuns; Kooralbyn Mother Nardin El-Demiana Mother Thelel Abu Sufein St. Mary & St. George; Townsville Fr Joshua Younan St. Mary & St. Joseph; Coopers Plains St. Mary & St. Cyril, Cairns Fr Joshua Younan St. Mary & St. Moses the Strong; Bundaberg Fr Abraham Rizk St. Mina & St. Anthony; Helensvale Fr Bishoy El-Antony Fr Michael Lawandi St. Verena; Gold Coast
Virgin Mary; Calamvale Fr Mettaos Wahba (Vicar - QLD) Fr David Mahrous St Mary & St George; Toowoomba
General Priests Fr Moses Meleka
Northern Territory St. Mary, St. Moses the Mighty & St. Takla Haimanot; Darwin Fr Moussa Beshara
East Asia
Japan St. Mary & St. Mark; Kyoto Fr Youeel Anba Bishoy
Thailand St. Mark & St. George; Bangkok St. James the Apostle Orphanage; Sangkhlaburi Fr Youhanna Bestawros
Singapore St. Mark; Singapore
Mainland China St. Anthony & St. Paul; Guangzhou St. Mark; Yiwu
Malaysia St. Mary & St. Mark; Malacca St. Mary & Archangel Michael; Kuala Lumpur
General Priests Fr Mettaous Fakhoury Fr Abanoub Maximous Fr Demian El-Antony Ava Moussa Fr Efraim Abdelshahid Fr Meena Awad (General Priest - NSW) Fr Moses Meleka (General priest - QLD)
Monastery of St Shenouda the Archmandrite, Putty, New South Wales The monastery is situated on a land of approximately . Bishop Daniel was ordained Abbot of the Monastery of St Shenouda the Archimandrite, Sydney on 7 June 2009.
, eleven monks and one novice live and worship in the monastery: Fr Wissa St Shenouda (hegumen) Fr Shenouda St Shenouda (hegumen) Fr Theodore St Shenouda (hegumen) Fr Anthony St Shenouda (hegumen) Fr Moses St Shenouda (hegumen) Fr John St Shenouda (hegumen) Fr Mark St Shenouda (priest) Fr Paul St Shenouda (monk) Fr Seraphim St Shenouda (monk) Fr Macarius St Shenouda (monk) Fr Bishoy St Shenouda (monk) Brother Athanasius (novice)
There is also one monk who serve outside the Monastery on a temporary basis: Fr Tadros St Shenouda (serving in Egypt)
Monastery of Virgin Mary for Nuns, Goulburn, New South Wales The monastery is under the guidance of Pope Tawadros II. It is situated in Goulburn, New South Wales. , two nuns live and worship in the monastery: Mother Katrina Virgin Mary Mother Elisavet Virgin Mary
See also Copts in Australia List of Eastern Orthodox churches in Australia
References
External links Diocese of Melbourne Diocese of Sydney Coptic Orthodox Church Directory for Australia St Shenouda Monastery, New South Wales St Mary & St. Anthony Monastery, Queensland
Further reading
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Australia 1969-1995, by Fr Matthew Attia, formally Mr Maged Attia