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V. Revd. Prof. His Grace, '''Archimandrite IrenaeusBishop Irenei''' (or '''IreneiIrenaeus''', secular name '''Matthew Craig Steenberg''') is an a [[archimandritebishop]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. BA, M.St., D.Phil.

Matthew Craig Steenberg was born in 1978 on the American Naval Base in Okinawa, Japan, where he lived the first year of his life before moving to the United States. Growing up, he lived in many places both in the United States and abroad, including the city of Moscow, Idaho in the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Belgium. At university, he majored in Classics and Religion, graduating with BA degrees in both. Afterwards, on a Marshall Scholarship, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he obtained a Masters Degree and then Doctorate in Patristic Studies and Church History from the University of Oxford. Upon completion of these degrees, he became a teaching Fellow of Religion at Oxford, a post he held until 2007, when he became Chair and Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Leeds Trinity University, a post which he held until 2010.

He was [[ordination|ordained]] In September 2000, he established the website, Monachos.net, a [[deacon]] on [[August 15]]/[[August 28]](os)website dedicated to "Orthodoxy through Patristics, Monastic, 2007 in London by [[Bishop]] [[Elisey (Ganaba) of Sourozh|Elisey of Bogorodsk]]and Liturgical Study". He served as deacon for the [[Diocese As part of Sourozh]]this site, a discussion board to keep conversation on Orthodoxy going was created.

He moved to San Francisco from England. January 2010 Archbishop Kyrill has received Deacon While in Oxford, Matthew Steenberg into was tonsured a [[reader]] as well as serving in the ranks capacity of clergy of the Western American Diocese from choir director. In 2006, he helped found the Diocese parish of Sourozh and assigned him to the [[St. Tikohon's of Zadonsk Nicholas Church in San Francisco and as the new principal of (Oxford, England)|St. John of San Francisco Nicholas Church, Oxford]] after the already-established Orthodox Academy parish in San Francisco<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ShuMKn4LJA0J:frsergei.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/what-is-your-name-brother/+Steenberg+monk+March+8+2010&cd=8&hl=ru&ct=clnk&gl=ru Fr. Sergei SveshnikovWhat is Your Name, Brother?]</ref><ref name=wadiocese>http://www.wadiocese.com/enews.php?id=C50_99_14</ref>Oxford switched jurisdiction.

He was [[February 23]] (os) / [[March 8]] 2010 he [[tonsureordination|ordained]]d a [[monkdeacon]] with the name in London on [[Irenaeus]] after St. [[Irenaeus of LyonsAugust 28]] , 2007, by [[ArchbishopBishop]] [[Kyrill Elisey (DmitrieffGanaba) of San FranciscoSourozh|Kyrill Elisey of Bogorodsk]], serving in the [[Diocese of San Francisco and Western AmericaSourozh]]<ref name=wadiocese/>.

He Irenaeus was ordained a In January 2010, Archbishop [[priest]] on [[March 1]]/[[March 14]]Kyrill (osDmitrieff), 2010 at the Holy Virgin Cathedral in of San Francisco by Archbishop |Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America]] received Deacon Matthew Steenberg into the ranks of clergy of the Western American Diocese from the Diocese of Sourozh and assigned him to the St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Church in San Francisco and as the new principal of St. John of San Francisco Orthodox Academy in San Francisco<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ShuMKn4LJA0J:frsergei.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/what-is-your-name-brother/+Steenberg+monk+March+8+2010&cd=8&hl=ru&ct=clnk&gl=ru Fr. Sergei Sveshnikov What is Your Name, Brother?]</ref><ref name=wadiocese>http://www.wadiocese.com/enews.php?id=C50_99_14</ref>.

On August 26 [[March 8]], 2010, he was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] with the name [[Irenaeus]] (for St. [[August 13Irenaeus of Lyons]] os)by Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America<ref name=wadiocese/>. On [[March 14]], 2010, Hierodeacon Irenaeus was ordained a [[priest]] at the Holy Virgin Cathedral in San Francisco by Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America. On March 2010, he became a Visiting Professor in Orthodox Christian Studies, Santa Clara University. Since 2011, he was the Dean and Founder of the Sts Cyril & Athanasius Institute for Orthodox Studies, San Francisco. On August 26, 2011 , at the Divine Liturgy on the occasion of for the patronal feastday of St. Tikhon's Church in San Francisco, Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America elevated Hieromonk Irenaeus to the rank of [[archimandrite]] and lay the [[mitre]] upon his head<ref>http://www.wadiocese.com/enews.php?id=C20_103_14</ref>. On July 1, 2016, the Synod of Bishops of [[ROCOR]] elected Archimandrite Irenaeus (Steenberg) to be the Bishop of Sacramento and Vicar of the Western American Diocese. This election was submitted to Patriarch [[Kyrill (Gundyayev) of Moscow|Kyrill]], and it was subsequently confirmed by the Holy Synod of the Church of Russia on July 15<ref>http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/4561903.html</ref>. The consecration took place on November 7, 2016, and was officiated by Archbishop Kyril of San Francisco, along with Archbishop Peter of Chicago, Bishop Theodosius of Seattle, and Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk.<ref>http://www.synod.com/synod/eng2016/20161107_ensffeast.html</ref>.