About Us

Our Story

Orthodox Christianity takes root in Adelaide

Our Community

Clergy & Leadership

Those who serve and care for the parish of Saints Elizabeth and Barbara.

Clergy & Leaders

  • Deacon Daniel

    Deacon Daniel

    Deacon

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  • Anna

    Anna

    Matushka

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  • Reader Raphael

    Reader Raphael

    Reader

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Ministry & Administration

  • [Name][Name]Choir Director
  • [Name][Name]Parish Council Warden
  • [Name][Name]Treasurer
  • [Name][Name]Catechist
  • [Name][Name]Sunday School
  • [Name][Name]Hospitality

In Communion

Ordination & Hierarchy

Our parish stands within the canonical hierarchy of the Orthodox Church.

  1. Diocese

    Australian & New Zealand Diocese

    Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR)

    ROCOR Diocesan Directory
  2. Ordaining Abbot

    Monastery of the Prophet Elias

    Monarto South, South Australia

  3. Parish Priest

    Father [Name]

    Saints Elizabeth & Barbara, Adelaide

Our rector was ordained through the Abbot of the Monastery of the Prophet Elias and serves under the omophorion of the Australian & New Zealand Diocese of ROCOR — a visible sign of our communion with the wider Orthodox Church.

Our Story

A Parish Takes Root

The history and growth of our community in Adelaide's south.

A handful of faithful

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The first Divine Liturgy

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A place to worship

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A growing community

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