Wakeley church stabbing: Bishop Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel breaks his silence after alleged attack with a powerful message

A bishop who was allegedly stabbed in the middle of a sermon that was being livestreamed online says he's doing 'fine' and has forgiven his alleged attacker.

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was preaching at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley in Sydney's south-west on Monday night when a 16-year-old boy walked up to the altar before allegedly stabbing him repeatedly in front of the shocked parishioners and those watching online.

Bishop Emmanuel was rushed to Liverpool Hospital, where he's spent the last few days recovering.

He broke his silence from his hospital bed in a recorded statement released by the church on Thursday morning.

The bishop assured everyone that he was recovering 'very quickly' and that there was no need to be concerned or worried about him.

He also issued a desperate plea in the wake of the riots in the immediate aftermath of the alleged attack. 

'I need you to act Christ-like,' Bishop Emmanuel said.

'The Lord Jesus never taught us to fight. The Lord Jesus never taught us to retaliate. 

'The Lord Jesus never said to us an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

'The Lord Jesus said, 'Never return evil with evil but to return evil with good.''

Bishop Emmanuel also had a poignant message for his alleged attacker, who also remains in hospital, telling the teen that he still loves and prays for him.

More to come.