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Bp. Seraphim was born Kenneth William Storheim in Edmonton, Alberta on [[January 25]], 1946, of Norwegian and Scottish parents, and was raised in the Lutheran Church.
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 lived at [[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.
As secretary of the [[holy synod ]] of the [[OCA]], His Grace has served in a number of administrative capacities for the holy synod, and has also traveled extensively in Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East, and throughout Europe.
Although often on the road visiting the many and far-flung communities of the Archdiocese, as well as representing the OCA internationally, Bp. Seraphim's residence is an hour south of Ottawa, near Johnstown, at the Archdiocesan Centre, Fair Haven.
