Seraphim (Voepel)
Igumen Seraphim (Voepel) is the Deputy Abbot of the Hermitage of the Holy Cross, an English-speaking male monastery in the Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
Biographical sketch
In 1998 he was elected deputy rector of the Holy Cross Monastery[1].
In 2003: (At this time, Fr Seraphim was already a hieromonk and the superior at the Hermitage.
Oct 14 2008 hieromonk Seraphim elevated to Hegumen.
In 2009: Hermitage of the Holy Cross became an independent monastery. Bp George (who was already both the spiritual father of the monastery and in residence at the monastery) was made abbot; Hegumen Seraphim was made deputy abbot.
In 2011 Fr Seraphim diagnosed with kidney cancer. In 2012: Fr Seraphim diagnosed with squamous cell cancer in his right tonsil. Subsided in 2012, reappeared in Oct 2013. In 2014: With the financial aid of the Fund For Assistance, Fr Seraphim underwent multiple aggressive rounds of chemotherapy. He returned to serving at Pascha 2014.
In 2015: With Bp George's transfer to the Australian and New Zealand Diocese, Fr Seraphim to become abbot.
References
- Celebration at the Hermitage of the Holy Cross, October 9, 2004
- “Church Life Isn’t Black and White” - an interview of Bp George (Schaefer)
- "The Orthodox spiritual life is about a relationship with the God-man Jesus Christ, the Creator of all things." An interview with Abbot Seraphim (Voepel), September 14, 2010
Seraphim (Voepel) | ||
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Preceded by: unknown |
Superior of the Hermitage of the Holy Cross A dependency of Holy Trinity Monastery ????-2009 |
Succeeded by: Bp George as Abbot of an independent monastery |
Preceded by: Seraphim (Voepel) as Superior of a dependency of Holy Trinity Monastery |
Abbot of the Hermitage of the Holy Cross — |
Succeeded by: — |