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On [[January 14]], 1979, he was [[ordination|ordained]] [[deacon]] and assigned to the Cathedral of the Ascension of Our Lord (La Catedral de la Ascensión del Señor) in Mexico City. He was ordained a [[priest]] on [[March 1]], 1981. While continuing to serve at the [[cathedral]], he served the many missions throughout the State of Chiapas.
In 2001, he was elevated to the [[monastic ]] rank of [[igumen]] by the [[Synod]] of Bishops. Two years later he was elevated to [[archimandrite]]. On [[May 28]], 2005, Archimandrite Alejo was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Bishop of Mexico City, auxiliary to Metropolitan [[Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and New York|Herman]], at [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon's Monastery]] in South Canaan, Pennsylvania, following his election by the Synod of Bishops in March 2005. On [[October 16]], 2008, the Synod of Bishops of the OCA elected His Grace, Bishop Alejo as the ruling Bishop of Mexico City and the Exarchate of Mexico.
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{{succession|
before=[[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitri (Royster)]]|
title=Archbishop of Mexico City and Mexico|
years=2009-present|
after=—}}
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==Sources==
*[http://www.oca.org/news/1667 OCA News and Events item His Grace, Bishop Alejo elected ruling bishop of Exarchate of Mexico]
*[http://www.stgeorgepantry.org/bishopalejo.html Archimandrite Alejo consecrated Bishop of Mexico City]
==External linklinks==*[https://www.oca.org/holy-synod/bishops/the-most-reverend-alejo The Most Reverend Alejo] ([[OCA]])
*[http://www.oca.org/news/1761 Exarchate of Mexico elevated to full diocesan status]
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:21st-century bishops]]
[[Category:Bishops of Mexico City]]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Central America]]
[[Category:Converts to Orthodox Christianity|Pacheco y Vera, Alejo]]
[[Category:Converts to Orthodox Christianity from Roman Catholicism|Pacheco y Vera, Alejo]]
