In November, the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand will Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Consecration of His Eminence Archbishop Hilarion

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the consecration of His Eminence Archbishop Hilarion of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand. This important date will be celebrated with solemn services with the participation of all the clergymen of the Diocese, and a banquet in His Eminence's honor will be held at the Russian Club in Stratfield. More information will become available soon at the official site of the Synod of Bishops.

Archbishop Hilarion, was born Igor Kapral on January 6, 1948, in Canada. In 1972, he graduated Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY. In 1974, he was tonsured a rassophore monk, and in 1975, he was ordained to the hierodeaconate by the late Archbishop Averkii (Taushev, +1976), whose cell-attendant he was. In 1976, Bishop Laurus of Manhattan ordained him as a hieromonk. That year, Fr Hilarion finished Syracuse University, where he earned a Master's Degree in Slavic Studies and Russian Literature. On December 10, 1984, he was consecrated Bishop of Manhattan at the Synodal Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign in New York, and appointed Deputy Secretary of the Synod of Bishops. In 1996, he was appointed Ruling Bishop of the Australian Diocese and elevated to Archbishop. In 2003, His Eminence was awarded the right to wear a diamond cross on his klobuk.