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St John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Canberra

Церковь Иоанна Предтечи в Канберре
AustraliaКанберра (Наррабанда)1974–1988Public buildings
A church of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. The community held its first general meeting on 1 April 1952; in 1960 a temporary church building was placed on a block in Narrabundah allotted by the Department of the Interior for a church, and it was completed in 1962. The permanent church was built from 1974 and was completed and consecrated in 1988, for the millennium of the Baptism of Rus.
Храм Австралийско-Новозеландской епархии Русской православной церкви заграницей. Первое общее собрание общины состоялось 1 апреля 1952 года; в 1960 году на участке в Наррабанде, отведённом Министерством внутренних дел Австралии под храм, поставлено временное здание церкви, завершённое в 1962 году. Постоянный храм строился с 1974 года и был завершён и освящён в 1988 году, к 1000-летию Крещения Руси.

Property abroad

EraChurch
FunctionChurch
Present ownerSt John the Baptist parish, Australian and New Zealand Diocese (ROCOR); the block was allotted by the authorities for a church
Acquisitionbuilt
StatusIn use
As of2026-09
The church is listed in the current parish directory of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese of ROCOR (diocesan website, September 2026).

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