Story: Middle Eastern peoples

Father Felimoun Baramoussy and Father Ilyan Eades

Father Felimoun Baramoussy and Father Ilyan Eades

Photographed in 2003, Father Ilyan Eades (right) is an archpriest in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. He has served in Dunedin’s parish of St Michael’s, New Zealand’s oldest Orthodox church, since 1992. St Michael’s was originally established by Lebanese migrants, but later served a much wider community.

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James Veitch and Dalia Tinawi, 'Middle Eastern peoples - Christian religions', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/2020/father-felimoun-baramoussy-and-father-ilyan-eades (accessed 26 April 2024)

Story by James Veitch and Dalia Tinawi, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015