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The future Bishop Peter was born Theodore (Fyodor) Ekaterinovsky in 1820 in the Saratov region of Russia. His father was a priest. Theodore attended the Saratov [[Seminary]] before entering the Moscow Theological [[Academy]]. After deciding to enter monastic life, he was [[tonsure]]d a monk on [[October 12]], 1841 and was given the name of Peter. A week later he was ordained a [[deacon]] and then on [[July 30]], 1844, he was ordained to the [[priest]]hood.
After completion of his studies at the academy, he was appointed to teach at the Irkutsk Seminary on [[December 12]], 1844. About a year later he was appointed inspector on [[November 15]], 1845. He was raised to the rank of [[archmandritearchimandrite]] on [[October 6]], 1852, and then, on [[October 16]], 1855 he was appointed rector of the seminary. Subsequently, he was appointed rector of the Novoarkhangelsk Seminary on the island of Sitka in Alaska. With the establishment of Novoarkhangelsk as one of the two auxiliary bishoprics in the Kamchatka Diocese, Archmandrite Archimandrite Peter was consecrated Bishop of Novoarkhangelsk in the cathedral in Irkutsk, Russia on [[March 29]], 1859.
During his stay in Alaska, Bp. Peter expanded missionary activity along the Alaskan coast as far as the Bering Strait. He established new schools in Kodiak and in Unalaska. He also initiated investigations into the life and legacy of the monk [[Herman of Spruce Island]]. On [[November 9]], 1866, Bp. Peter was transferred to the other auxiliary see, Yakutsk, of the Kamchatka Diocese. Then, after a three month leave of absence in 1867, Bp. Peter was appointed to the staff of the [[Holy Synod]] in Moscow and as administrator of the Holy Resurrection [[Monastery]].
