ClergyVery Rev Fr Nicholas Karipoff
Rector, Archpriest Father Nicholas studied history and philology at the University of New South Wales before attending Jordanville seminary (USNY). He was ordained on 7 April 1981. As well as ministry and administrative duties, Father Nicholas Karipoff runs the Theology classes, is the director of the Russian school , and teaches theology online at the Saint Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute. Very Rev Fr Nicholas Dalinkiewicz Archpriest Father Nicholas Dalinkiewicz has an engineering and management qualification. He received his theological training in Melbourne. He was ordained on 12 Feb 1984. Father Nicholas is the pastor of Warrnambool mission church and is currently researching and writing a book on the question of science and faith. Fr Peter Sheko
Archpriest Father Peter has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Melbourne. He completed a Bachelor of Theology at the Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, New York. He was ordained on 30 November 1985. He served at the Archbishop's Chapel in Croydon, NSW, and the St Nicholas parish in Newcastle, and he was appointed rector of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin Parish in Cabramatta, NSW (9 years). In 1997, he returned to his home city, Melbourne, and has been serving at our parish since. Father Gennady Baksheev
Priest Fr Gennady studied undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology. He is currently completing a Diploma in Pastoral Theology through the Orthodox Pastoral School (Chicago, ROCOR). He was ordained to the priesthood on 14 August 2022. Father Alexander Abramoff
Protodeacon Alex Abramoff runs home and community care through the Russian Ethnic Representative Council, as well as community development programs. |
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