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Catholic Orders in Australia and New Zealand

Male Religious Orders * Tarrawarra Abbey,

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. Trappist monastery founded from Ireland in 1954. Since 1998 Tarrawarra has had a daughter house in Kerala, India: Kurisumala Ashram. Se

* New Norcia, Western Australia#Abbey, Benedictine Abbey,

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* Monastery of Saint Benedict,

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Southern Star Abbey The Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star, also known as Southern Star Abbey, is a Trappist abbey located in a remote, rural area of the North Island, New Zealand in the Diocese of Palmerston North. The monastery supports itself by operating a ...

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. Southern Star is a

Trappist The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance ( la, Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, abbreviated as OCSO) and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, are a ...

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Notre Dame Priory Notre Dame Priory is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery in Colebrook, Tasmania, Australia, founded in 2017. The life of the community is in accordance with the Rule of Saint Benedict, and is centred around the traditional practice of prayer ...

. A traditional Benedictine monastery established in 2017 in Colebrook, Tasmania, Australia. *

Pauline Fathers The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit ( lat, Ordo Fratrum Sancti Pauli Primi Eremitæ; abbreviated OSPPE), commonly called the Pauline Fathers, is a monastic order of the Roman Catholic Church founded in Hungary during the 13th century. Thi ...

. Marian Valley, Queensland and Penrose Park, New South Wales. *Saint Charbel's Monastery,

Antonin Maronite Order The Antonins, known formally as the Antonin Maronite Order ( la, Ordo Antonianorum Maronitarum; abbreviated OAM), is a monastic order of pontifical right for men in the Maronite Church, which from the beginning has been specifically a monastic C ...

. Coburg, Victoria *Saint Charbel's Monastery,

Lebanese Maronite Order The Baladites, formally known as the Lebanese Maronite Order (; abbreviated OLM), is a monastic order among the Levant-based, Catholic Maronite Church, which from the beginning has been specifically a monastic Church. The order was founded in 16 ...

''.'' Punchbowl New South Wales *Saint John the Beloved's Monastery, Lebanese Maronite Missionaries. Mt. Druitt, New South Wales *St John Paul II Monastery,

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. Ryde, New South Wales Female Religious Orders *

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This community of Benedictine Nuns have had a continuing presence in NSW since 1848. * Benedictine Monastery of the Transfiguration, Tanby, Yeppoon, Queensland. Se

* Sisters of the Good Samaritan, Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict *

Discalced Carmelites The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ( la, Ordo Fratrum Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo) or the Order of Discalced Carme ...

have monasteries for women in the Australian cities of Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane (se

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Poor Clares The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare ( la, Ordo sanctae Clarae) – originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and later the Clarisses, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Order, and the Second Order of Saint Francis ...

have a number of monasteries for women in Sydney. The Order of Saint Clare have monasteries in Waverley and Riverstone. Se

A separate congregation of Poor Clares have a monastery in Campbelltown, name
Bethlehem Monastery
* Tyburn Nuns, convents located in Riverstone,

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* Maronite College of the Holy Family & Convent, Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family. Harris Park NSW * St Maroun's College & Convent, Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family. Dulwich Hill NSW * Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family Nursing Village & Convent, Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family. Dulwich Hill NSW * Maronite Antonine Sisters College & Convent, Maronite Antonine Sisters. East Coburg VIC * St Paul's Community, Maronite Antonine Sisters. Thornbury VIC * Brigidine Southern Cross Community,

Brigidine Sisters The Brigidine Sisters (also known as the Brigidine Order, or simply the Brigidines) are a global Roman Catholic congregation, founded by Bishop Daniel Delany in Tullow, Ireland on 1 February 1807. The sisters' apostolate is education. Backgroun ...

. Malvern Victoria A completer list of Catholic Religious Orders in Australia can be found her

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Catholic religious order In the Catholic Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life with members that profess solemn vows. They are classed as a type of religious institute. Subcategories of religious orders are: * canons regular (canons and canone ...

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Anglican Orders

* Community of Saints Barnabas and Cecilia,

Peterborough, South Australia Peterborough is a town in the mid north of South Australia, in wheat country, just off the Barrier Highway. At the , Peterborough had a population of 1,419. It was originally named Petersburg after the landowner, Peter Doecke, who sold land to c ...

Community of the Sisters of the Church The Community of the Sisters of the Church is a religious order of women in various Anglican provinces who live the vowed life of poverty, chastity and obedience. In 2012 the order had 105 sisters living in community, together with an extensive ne ...

* Community of Christ the King, Taminick, Victoria * Community of Christ the King *

Community of the Holy Name The Community of the Holy Name (CHN) is an international Anglican religious order for women. The full name of the community is The Community of the Mission Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus, usually shortened to Community of the Holy Name. The o ...

* St Mark's Benedictine Abbey, Cambelltown Victoria * Society of St Francis of Australia *

Oratory of the Good Shepherd The Oratory of the Good Shepherd (OGS) is a dispersed international religious community, within the Anglican Communion. Members of the oratory are bound together by a common rule and discipline, which requires consecrated celibacy, and are strength ...

Little Brothers of Francis The Little Brothers of Francis are one of the family of Franciscan orders in the Anglican Communion. Whilst most Franciscans follow the First Order, Second Order, or Third Order Rule, the Little Brothers follow a lesser known monastic rule, Rule ...

* Sisters of the Incarnation *

Society of the Sacred Advent The Society of the Sacred Advent is an Anglican religious order founded at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in 1892 by Caroline Amy Balguy (1833-1915), and still active in that city. History Known as Sister Caroline Amy and, later, Mother Carolin ...

Society of the Sacred Mission The Society of the Sacred Mission (SSM), with the associated Company of the Sacred Mission, is an Anglican religious order founded in 1893 by Father Herbert Kelly, envisaged such that "members of the Society share a common life of prayer and fello ...

* Order of Saint Benedict, Camperdown see

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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

*Monastery of St George,

Winmalee Winmalee is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Winmalee is located 77 kilometres west of Sydney, in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. At the , Winmalee had a population of 6,593. Originally known as North Springwood ...

, NSW. Male monastery under

Archimandrite The title archimandrite ( gr, ἀρχιμανδρίτης, archimandritēs), used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot (''hegumenos'', gr, ἡγούμενος, present participle of the verb meaning "to lead") who ...

Kyriakos. *Monastery of Panayia Gorgoepikoos, Geelong, Vic. Female monastery under Abbess: Mother Kallistheni. *Monastery of the Holy Cross, Mangrove, NSW. Female monastery, under Abbess Mother Philothei. *Monastery of St John of the Mountain,

Forrestfield, Western Australia Forrestfield is a suburb of the City of Kalamunda in Western Australia. It lies 15 kilometres to the south-east of Perth at the base of the Darling Scarp and the southern border of Perth Airport. The suburb is split by Roe Highway into a s ...

under

Hieromonk A hieromonk ( el, Ἱερομόναχος, Ieromonachos; ka, მღვდელმონაზონი, tr; Slavonic: ''Ieromonakh'', ro, Ieromonah), also called a priestmonk, is a monk who is also a priest in the Eastern Orthodox Church and E ...

Evagrios. *Monastery of Pantanassa, Lower Mangrove Creek, NSW. Male monastery Under Archimandrite Stephanos (Pantanassiotis).

Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand

*Monastery of St Sava (New Kalenic),

Hall, Australian Capital Territory Hall is a township situated in the District of Hall, in the north of the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. At the , the village had a population of 271 people. It is surrounded by open country and has a rural appearance. Hall has retain ...

*Monastery of St Sava,

Elaine, Victoria Elaine is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong. At the , Elaine and the surrounding area had a population of 228. The railway came through the town in 1862, with the opening of the Geelong- ...

. Male monastery under Abbot Iguman Teodor (Bojovic). *Skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos,

Inglewood, South Australia Inglewood is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area, and is adjacent to Houghton, Paracombe and the rural districts of Upper Hermitage and Chain of Ponds. At the 2006 cens ...

. Female skete under Abbess: Igumanija Anastasija

Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand

*Monastery of St Anna,

Preston, Victoria Preston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Darebin local government area. Preston recorded a population of 33,790 at the 2021 census. History Settleme ...

. Female monastery under Abbess: Riasophor Theodora.

ROCOR - Australian and New Zealand Diocese

*Monastery of Prophet Elias, Monarto, South Australia. Male monastery. Under Abbot Hieromonk Benjamin. *Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan,

Kentlyn, New South Wales Kentlyn is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 58 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown. It is part of the Macarthur region. His ...

. Female monastery under Abbess: Nun Maria (administrator). *Monastery of Archangel Michael,

Marrickville Marrickville is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marrickville is located south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the largest suburb in the Inner West Council local gove ...

, NSW. Male monastery under Abbot: Igumen Kosmas (Vasilopoulos). *Saint Petroc Monastery, Cascades, Tas. Male monastery of the Western Rite under Abbot: Hieromonk Michael (Mansbridge-Wood). *Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God, Bungarby, New South Wales. Female monastery under Abbess Mother Anna (Karipoff) *Monastery of Holy Transfiguration, Bombala, NSW. Male monastery. Under Abbot Archimandrite Alexis (Rosentool) *Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Monkerai, NSW. Male monastery under Abbot Hieromonk John (Macpherson). *St. John the Baptist Skete, Kentlyn, NSW. Male skete under Abbot Hieromonk Joachim (Ross)

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