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
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- 2003: (At this time, Fr Seraphim was already a hieromonk and the superior at the Hermitage.
- 2008 Oct 14: Hmk Seraphim elevated to Hegumen.
- 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.
- 2011: Fr Seraphim diagnosed with kidney cancer
- 2012: Fr Seraphim diagnosed with squamous cell cancer in his right tonsil. Subsided in 2012, reappeared in Oct 2013.
- 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.
- 2015: With Bp George's transfer to the Australian and New Zealand Diocese, Fr Seraphim to become abbot.
| Seraphim (Voepel) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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: — |
