The Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (, Makedonska Pravoslavna Katedralna Crkva "Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica) is a Macedonian Orthodox cathedral church located in Sydenham, a suburb of northwestern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

History

In 1994 the local Macedonian community began efforts to establish a church in the western suburbs of Melbourne. The initiative was approved by the Macedonian Holy Synod in February 1995.

Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Sydenham

The church was built on Sydenham Road in Sydenham. Metropolitan Petar consecrated the church in October 1996.

Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Sydenham

In April 2016, the church hall and shed were burned down in a fire considered suspicious by local authorities.

Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Sydenham

See also

Macedonian Australians

References

External links

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Macedonian Orthodox churches in Melbourne

Macedonian-Australian culture

Buildings and structures in the City of Brimbank

Religious buildings and structures completed in 1996

1996 establishments in Australia