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His Eminence, the Most Reverend [[Metropolitan]] '''Panteleimon (Sarho)''' is the ruling hierarch of the [[Church of Finland structure|Diocese of Oulu]] of the [[Church of Finland]].

==Life==
Petri Sarho was born on [[May 17]], 1949 in Ylä-Savo Vieremä. In 1969, after graduating from high school, Petri entered the Finnish Orthodox Seminary in Kuopio from which he graduated in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in theology. Petri continued his postgraduate education at the [[St. Petersburg Theological Academy|Leningrad Theological Academy]] in the Soviet Union, graduating in 1977. 

In 1977, Petri entered [[New Valamo|New Valaam Monastery]]. There, he was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] and given the name Panteleimon. Subsequently, he was [[ordination|ordained]] hierodeacon and then hieromonk. In 1979, Fr. Panteleimon was appointed [[Igumen]], a position he held until 1997. In 1986, he was elevated to the dignity of [[archimandrite]]. During the period from 1986 to 1992, Archim. Panteleimon served on the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Finland.

On [[March 16]], 1997, Archim. Panteleimon was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Bishop of Joensuu, a [[vicar]] to the [[Diocese]] of Karelia, in Kuopio and became a regular member of the Holy Synod. For two months in late 2001 and early 2002, Bp. Panteleimon served as [[locum tenens]] of the Diocese of Helsinki, before he was elected [[metropolitan]] of the Diocese of Oulu in April 2002.

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==Sources==
*[http://ortodoksi.net/tietopankki/henkilot/patriarkat_ja_piispat/metropoliitta_panteleimon.htm  Metropoliitta Panteleimon] In Finnish
*[http://www.ort.fi/fi/index.php?we_objectID=2837  Orthodox News] In Finnish

[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Finland]]
[[Category: Bishops of Joensuu]]
[[Category: Bishops of Oulu]]
[[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]]