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He was born [[November 25]], 1942 in [[:w:Vienna|Vienna]], Austria of both European and Slavic backgrounds, Father Seraphim, like most Austrians, was born into the [[Roman Catholic Church]], and always considered the [[Orthodox Church]] another side of the same coin. As a young man he immigrated to Australia, eventually taking on the citizenship of his chosen homeland.

As a young man he immigrated to Australia, eventually taking on the citizenship of his chosen homeland. It was in this country that he came into contact with the [[w:Liberal Catholic Church|Liberal Catholic Church]] (derived from the [[w:Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands|Old Catholic Church of Holland]]), meeting his future wife, Margaret, at a church congress. After extensive study for [[Holy Orders]] under the direction of the late Bishop Sten von Krusenstierna, then Regionary Bishop of the Province of Australia, he was eventually ordained a priest serving in various locations in [[w:NSW|NSW]] and [[w:Queensland|Queensland]] for about 11 years.