Apostolic Visitator’s First Visit to Oceania

The Bishop of Curia of the Syrian Catholic Church and the Apostolic Visitor of Europe and Oceania. Rev Dr. Yuhanon Mar Theodosius Metropolitan is making a pastoral visit to Oceania from March 1 to 13, 2018. This is the first pastoral visit by the Bishop after being anointed metropolitan in September 2017.

The appointment of the Apostolic Visitor is a continuation of the mission activities that began in 2013 in various locations in Australia and New Zealand.

The Bishop arrived at Perth international airport at 1 pm on March 1 and was accorded a warm welcome by the Malankara believers in Perth under the leadership of Chaplain Father Premakumar. Later, he arrived in Australia and was felicitated by the coordinator of the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church community under the leadership of Fr. Stephen Kulathumkarot. In the days that follow, he will visit the communities of Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and New Zealand.