List of monasteries in Australia


The following is an incomplete list of Monastic houses in Australia.

Catholic Orders in Australia and New Zealand

Male Religious Orders
Female Religious Orders
A completer list of Catholic Religious Orders in Australia can be found here:
See Catholic religious orders for a list of non-monastic and monastic Catholic institutes.

Anglican Orders

see Anglican religious orders for other Anglican religious orders

Eastern Orthodox

Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand

  • Monastery of St Anna, Preston, Victoria. Female monastery under Abbess: Riasophor Theodora.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

  • Monastery of St George, Winmalee, NSW. Male monastery under Archimandrite 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 under Hieromonk Evagrios.
  • Monastery of Pantanassa, Lower Mangrove Creek, NSW. Male monastery Under Archimandrite Stephanos.

Russian Orthodox Church - 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. Female monastery under Abbess: Nun Maria.
  • Monastery of Archangel Michael, Marrickville, NSW. Male monastery under Abbot: Igumen Kosmas.
  • Saint Petroc Monastery, Cascades, Tas. Male monastery of the Western Rite under Abbot: Hieromonk Michael.
  • Monastery of the Presentation of the Mother of God, Bungarby, New South Wales. Female monastery under Abbess Mother Anna
  • Monastery of Holy Transfiguration, Bombala, NSW. Male monastery. Under Abbot Archimandrite Alexis
  • Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Monkerai, NSW. Male monastery under Abbot Hieromonk John.
  • St. John the Baptist Skete, Kentlyn, NSW. Male skete under Abbot Hieromonk Joachim

Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand