Coat of arms — Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand
Coat of arms
Sacral Heraldry

Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand

Seat: Sydney

Seat
Sydney
Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Saint George (Cabramatta)
Countries
Australia, New Zealand
Official website
soc.org.au

The Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand covers Australia and New Zealand. The seat is in Alexandria, a suburb of Sydney, and the Cathedral Church of Saint George is in Cabramatta.

Blazon

Shield

Quartered: in the first field, red, a silver cross between four silver firesteels; in the second, blue, the five silver stars of the Southern Cross; in the third, blue, four red stars edged with silver, as on the flag of New Zealand; in the fourth, gold, the figure of a saint on a green hillock.

External ornaments

Around the shield a prayer rope with a cross; the shield is supported by two angels, above it is a mitre between two medallions, and on the ribbon the inscription МИТРОПОЛИЈА АУСТРАЛИЈСКО-НОВОЗЕЛАНДСКА.

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