St. Dimitrija Solunski Macedonian Orthodox Church, Springvale

St. Dimitrija Solunski Macedonian Orthodox Church
St. Dimitrija Solunski Macedonian Orthodox Church
Македонска Православна Црква „Св. Димитрија Солунски“ ; Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva “Sv. Dimitrija Solunski“
	St. Dimitrija Solunski Macedonian Orthodox Church Location in greater metropolitan Melbourne
	37°56′09″S 145°10′10″E / 37.935755°S 145.169383°E
Location	1 Edinburgh Rd, Springvale 3171, Melbourne, Victoria
Country	Australia
Denomination	Macedonian Orthodox
Website	St. Dimitrija Solunski Church
History
Status	Church
Dedication	St. Demetrius
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church
Completed	1986
Administration
Diocese	Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
Clergy
Priest(s)	Reverend Father Mirko Pesovski

St. Dimitrij Solunski Macedonian Orthodox Church (Macedonian: Македонска Православна Црква „Св. Димитрија Солунски“, Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva „Sv. Dimitrij Solunski“) is the Macedonian Orthodox church located in Springvale, a suburb of southeastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[1]^[2]

The Macedonian Orthodox Metropolitan for Australia, Timotej, first consecrated the church in 1986.^[1] In early 1994, as tense relations between Greek Australians and Macedonian Australians developed after the Republic of North Macedonia gained recognition from Australia, the church was subjected to an arson attack.^[3]^[4] After a renovation, the church was re-consecrated in 1996 by Petar, the Metropolitan for Australia.^[1] In 2009 renovations and new extension of the church commenced. The works and the final project was completed in 2012, when the final consecration was done by Petar.