† His Eminence SERAPHIM, Archbishop of Ottawa and Canada
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His Eminence Archbishop SERAPHIM (Storheim) is the
Archbishop of Ottawa and the spiritual head of the Archdiocese
of Canada, Orthodox Church in America.
Born in Alberta of Norwegian and Scottish ancestry, Archbishop Seraphim is a convert to Orthodoxy. He was consecrated to the episcopacy in 1987 after wide experience as an Orthodox priest in Finland, Alberta, North Carolina (USA), Ontario, and Manitoba.
In addition to his service as the Arch-pastor of the parishes of his territorially very large diocese, Archbishop Seraphim also serves as:
- The Holy Synod of Bishops of the OCA in various capacities. He served as Secretary for almost 19 years.
- Member on the Bishops’
level and Co-chair (since 2005) of the North American Roman Catholic – Orthodox Dialogue committee on behalf of the Standing Conference
of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North America (SCOBA).
- Member on the Bishops’
level and Co-chair of the Canadian Roman Catholic – Orthodox Dialogue committee.
- At the pleasure of the Metropolitan He lives south of Ottawa, at the Archdiocesan Chancery, and Centre, "Fair Haven". He also leads an informal monastic grouping, the Monastic Community of St Silouan the Athonites, which unites in prayer monks and nuns scattered across the country. |  |
Education |
> B.A. degree from the University of Alberta, 1968
> S.T.B. degree from Vancouver School of Theology, 1971
> M.Th. degree from St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, 1981 |
Ordination |
> Deacon, 28 Oct 1979, by Archbishop
SYLVESTER in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
> Priest, 21 Nov 1979, by Metropolitan THEODOSIUS
in Crestwood, New York, USA
> Monastic Tonsure, 03 Apr 1987, at St Tikhon’s
Monastery, South Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA
> Bishop, 13 Jun 1987, by Metropolitan THEODOSIUS,
Bishop NATHANIEL, and Bishop BORIS, Edmonton, Alberta Canada
> Archbishop of Ottawa and Canada, March 2007, by the Holy Synod of OCA |
Ministry |
> Supply priest in Valamo Monastery,
Finland, 30 May 1980 - 31 Jan 1981
> Missionary priest in Alberta
province, Canada, Jan 1981 - Oct 1982
> Missionary priest in Charlotte,
North Carolina, USA, Oct 1982 - 15 Dec 1983
> Missionary priest in London,
Ontario, Canada, 15 Dec 1983 - 01 Dec 1984
> Rector of Holy Trinity Sobor,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 01 Dec 1984 - 13 Jun 1987
> Bishop of Edmonton, auxiliary
to Metropolitan THEODOSIUS, 13 Jun 1987 - 29 Jun 1990
> Administrator of the Archdiocese
of Canada, 1998 - 29 June 1990
> Nominated Ruling Bishop of the Archdiocese of Canada in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 29 Jun 1990.
> Elected Ruling Bishop of the Archdiocese of Canada by the Holy Synod of Bishops in October, 1990
> Enthroned as Ruling Bishop of
the Archdiocese of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, 28 Oct 1990 |
Other Church Responsibilities, Positions |
> The Holy Synod of Bishops of the OCA in various capacities, since 1991
> Member of Bishops’ Dialogue
(North America) between SCOBA and the NCCB, since 1992; Co-chair of the dialogue since 2005
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Co-chair of the Department of External Affairs, and Inter-church Relations since 2000, and Chairman of the DEAIR since 2005
> Chairman of the Board of Theological Education since 2007 |
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