St. Spyridon Parish of South East Sydney

The St. Spyridon Parish of South East Sydney is the Greek Orthodox parish presence in the south-east region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The parish functions through the authority of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, which derives its jurisdiction from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.[2]

This article is about the Greek Orthodox church in Kingsford, Sydney. For the nearby Greek Orthodox school, see St Spyridon College.

For other uses, see Saint Spyridon Church (disambiguation).

St Spyridon Parish
St. Spyridon Parish of South East Sydney
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church
St Spyridon's Church, pictured in c. 2010
St Spyridon Parish Location in greater metropolitan Sydney
33°55′31″S 33°55′31″W
Location	72-76 Gardeners Road, Kingsford, Sydney, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Denomination	Greek Orthodox
Website	www.stspyridon.org.au
History
Status	Church
Founded	c. 1961[1]
Dedication	Saint Spyridon
Consecrated	19 July 1975 (1975-07-19)[1]
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	M Z Avramidis[1]
Architectural type	Church
Style	Simplified East Mediterranean[1]
Administration
Parish	South East Sydney
Archdiocese	Australia
Clergy
Priest(s)	Father Steven Scoutas
Assistant priest(s)	Father Sotiri Drapaniotis

Overview

An image of Jesus Christ, displayed in the church, pictured in 2018

The church was built from 1961 in stages in the simplified East Mediterranean style, flanked by twin towers, designed by M Z Avramidis, and completed in 1973. The colourful iconography within was painted by a Greek artist. A tablet in front of the church was unveiled by the Governor of New South Wales in July 1975 to commemorate Australian Greek soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in World War I and World War II.[1]

The church is listed on the Randwick local government heritage register.[1]

The parish has the vital responsibility for being the founder and having executive authority over St Spyridon College.[2]

See also

• Australian non-residential architectural styles
• Greek Australians
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand
• Greek Orthodox churches in New South Wales

References

1. "St Spyridon Church". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
2. "St Spyridon Parish & Community of South East Sydney". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

Further reading

• Greek Orthodox Parish of South East Sydney (1975). Consecration and War Memorial dedication of the Church of St. Spyridon : 19-20th July, 1975. Greek Orthodox Parish of South-East Sydney – via Trove; National Library of Australia.
• Scoutas, Steven, Fr; Pappas, George N.; Greek Orthodox Parish of South East Sydney (1981). Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, St Spyridon Parish: 20 years: 1961-1981. Greek Orthodox Parish of South-East Sydney. ISBN 978-0-9593435-0-2 – via Trove; National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• Official website
• "St Spyridon, Kingsford NSW". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. 2017.