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Alexander Gorachek, the future bishop, was born in Germany on [[September 29]], 1955. He completed his schooling in Franfurt-am-Main and then studied at the department of architecture in Darmstadt. In 1979 he entered the brotherhood of St Job of Pochaev in Munchen. He was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] on [[March 29]], 1983. On [[December 25]], 1983 he was [[ordination|ordained]] [[hierodeacon]] and on [[April 8]], 1991 [[hieromonk]]. In 1995 he was elevated to the rank of [[abbot]].
In October 2000, the Synod of Bishops approved the consecration of Abbot Agapit to the episcopate. The [[consecration of a bishop|consecration]] took place on [[April 30]], 2001 at the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia [[Cathedral]] in Munchen, Germany. The consecration was performed by [[Archbishop]] [[Laurus (Skurla) of New York|Laurus of Syracuse and Holy Trinity]], Archbishop [[Mark (Arndt) of Berlin|Mark of Berlin, Germany and Great Britain]], Archbishop [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion of Sydney]], Bishop [[Evtikhy Eutychus (Kurochkin) of IshimDomodedovo|Evtikhy of Ishim and Siberia]], and Bishop [[Ambrose (Cantacuzène) of Geneva|Ambrose of Geneva]].
Besides his duties as [[vicar]] of the German diocese, Bishop Agapit served as vicar to Bishop Ambrose as the administrator for ROCOR parishes in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg until 2006.
