Greek Orthodox Church

South Australia’s first Greek Orthodox Church, the Church of Saint George, was established at Port Pirie in 1924. The state’s first Greek community organisation, the Castellorizian Brotherhood of Port Pirie, was founded in 1925. By 1927 there were 600 Greek South Australians living in Port Pirie.

This church was built in 1957, with more than 200 members of the Greek community attending the laying of the foundation stone.

The stone was laid by Archbishop Theophylactoros, who was the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand.