Multiple worshippers and bishop stabbed at mass in Sydney

A bishop preaching at the altar and several worshippers have been attacked during mass at a church in Sydney. 

The incident was caught on the congregation's YouTube livestream.

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was preaching at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley on Monday. 

Just after 7 p.m. local time a man dressed in black walked up to the altar and allegedly stabbed him multiple times towards the face and head.

Four people were injured in the attack. 

New South Wales Police Force said the injured suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were being treated by local paramedics. 

All four taken to hospital following the incident were male, according to local media reports.

A male has been arrested and is currently in police custody in connection to the attack. 

New South Wales Police also urged the public to avoid the general area as they deployed a large police presence. 

The attack comes after six people were killed in a shopping centre in Sydney on Saturday. 

The perpetrator was shot dead by the police following the incident.