ed ▁Arch bishop ▁François ▁Ab ou ▁M ok h , ▁Tit ular ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Pal my ra ▁of ▁Greek ▁Mel k ites ▁and ▁A ux ili ary ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ant io ch , ▁and ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁André ▁H add ad , ▁B S ▁of ▁Z ah le ▁and ▁Fur z ol . ▁The ▁official ▁inaug uration ▁was ▁celebrated ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Dar wich ▁was ▁now ▁the ▁" E par ch ▁of ▁St . ▁Michael ▁Arch angel ▁of ▁Mel k ite ▁Greek ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁the ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ." ▁The ▁words ▁" and ▁New ▁Zealand " ▁took ▁place ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁after ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁had ▁also ▁given ▁responsibility ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Dar wich ▁was ▁elected ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Conference . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Dar wich ▁called ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁" Austral ian ▁Christian - Mus lim ▁community " ▁in ▁life , ▁he ▁was ▁following ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁Mel k ite ▁b ish ops ▁for ▁Inter fa ith ▁dialog ue . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁" E pis cop al ▁Commission ▁for ▁E c umen ism ▁and ▁inter rel ig ious ▁Rel ations " ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁B ish ops ' ▁Conference , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁his ▁mand ate ▁was ▁extended .