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[[Image:Abp_seraphim.jpg|right|frame|Archbishop Seraphim]]His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Seraphim (Storheim), Archbishop of Ottawa and Canada''' is the ruling [[bishop]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s [[Archdiocese of Canada (OCA)|Archdiocese of Canada]], secretary to the [[holy synod]], and Chair of the Church's Department of External Affairs. Archbishop Seraphim also has the distinction of being the first Canadian to be [[consecration of a bishopordination|consecrated to the episcopacy]] within the OCA. He is currently on a leave of absence effective October 1, 2010.
==Life==
Receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta, Seraphim also studied at the Vancouver School of Theology in Vancouver, British Columbia. A former Anglican [[rector]] and accomplished musician, he was received into the Orthodox Church in 1978, accepting as his heavenly patron St. [[Seraphim of Sarov]]. He then attended [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] in Crestwood, New York, where he graduated and received the Master of Theology degree in 1981.
Prior to his consecration to the episcopacy, His Grace Eminence lived at [[New Valamo|New Valaam]] monastery in Finland, and served as a [[parish]] [[priest]] in communities throughout the United States and Canada.
He was consecrated [[auxiliary bishop]] of Edmonton in 1987, and became ruling bishop of the [[archdiocese]] in 1990. He was elevated to the rank of [[archbishop]] at the Spring 2007 meeting of the OCA's Holy Synod.
On [[September 4]], 2008, following the retirement of Metropolitan Herman due to ill health (and pending back surgery), the Holy Synod of the OCA named Abp. Seraphim the administrator of the Metropolitan’s [[See]] and to assist His Eminence, [[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitri]] who was appointed the ''[[locum tenens]]''.
In late September 2010 the Lesser Synod meeting in Oyster Bay Cove, NY heard a report that Canadian police were investigating a complaint of sexual misconduct against Archbishop Seraphim. This act was alleged to have taken place thirty years prior when Archbishop Seraphim was a priest in Winnipeg. He was placed on a three-month leave of absence as the investigation continued and his episcopal responsibilities were being managed by [[Irénée (Rochon) of Quebec City|Bishop Irenee]].
==See also==
==External Links==
* [http://archdiocese.ca Archdiocese of Canada] (Official Site)
* [http://www.archdiocese.ca/bishope_bishop/archbishop.htm Official biography]
* [http://www.archdiocese.ca/archivesbishops.htm List of Bishops of Canada]
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title=Archbishop of Edmonton<br>([[OCA]])|
before=Joasaph (Antoniuk)|
years=1987-1990|
after=?}}
{{succession|
title=Archbishop of Ottawa<br>([[OCA]])|
before=[[Theodosius (Lazor) of Washington|Theodosius (Lazor)]]<br><b><i>locum tenens</i></b>|
years=1990-present|
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[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Bishops of Edmonton]]
[[Category:Bishops of Ottawa]]
[[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: St. Vladimir's Seminary Graduates]]
[[Category:Converts to Orthodox Christianity]]
[[Category:Converts to Orthodox Christianity from Protestantism]]
