The Archbishop of Australia is the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, a jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the Eastern Orthodox religion. The position is currently held by Archbishop Stylianos.
List of Ecumenical Patriarchate Greek Orthodox Archbishops of Australia:
- Ezekiel Tsoukalas of Nazianzos (1 September 1959 - August 1974)
- Stylianos Harkianakis (26 April 1975–present)
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