Sarantsetseg Leroux
| Sarantsetseg Leroux | |
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 HBMO.jpg Metropolitan Sarantsetseg Leroux (Vladichitsa Olga) | |
| Native name | Sarantsetseg Leroux |
| Born | N. Leroux December 1991 |
| 🏡 Residence | Toledo, Ohio |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Autonomous Orthodox Archbishop |
| Styles of Sarantsetseg Leroux (Vladichitsa Olga) | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | Their Beatitude |
| Spoken style | Your Beatitude |
| Religious style | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Sarantsetseg Leroux (Vladichitsa Olga) is a former American autonomous Orthodox bishop; Her Beatitude, Metropolitan Olga, Archbishop of the Great Lakes and All America, First Prelate of the Universalist Orthodox Church.
Her biography on her ministry website reads: "From an early age Her Beatitude has been involved in Eastern Orthodoxy, and not long after high school entered a monastery where she was tonsured. After a period, Her Beatitude left the monastery and the canonical church for several reasons, primarily due to its stances on LGBTQIA inclusion and exclusionary ordination practices. It is her experience in the monastery as well as her devotion to the church that led to her Ordination, Elevation to Abbess for the Community of Saint Elizabeth Feodorovna & Saint Maria of Paris, and Consecration, and Enthronement as First Hierarch, Metropolitan, and Prelate of the Universalist Orthodox Church. She is the first openly transgender Bishop to be consecrated according to Eastern Orthodox rubrics and traditions; as such the full inclusion of the LGBT community in church life and structure is one of her main focuses in her ministry. The consecration of Her Beatitude, Metropolitan Olga, Archbishop of the Great Lakes and All America, Prelate of the Universalist Orthodox Church[1] to the office of the Holy Episcopate was conferred by The Most Reverend Kristina Rake, Archbishop Primate of the American Apostolic Old Catholic Church on June 30, 2018."[2] On June 12, 2022, the retirement of Metropolitan Olga was reported by Saint Photini Universalist Orthodox Church in Seattle, WA.[3]
Eucharistic Communities[edit]
| Title | Community | City | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbess | Community of Saint Elizabeth Feodorovna & Saint Maria of Paris | 2016 | |
| Bishop | Joy of All Who Sorrow Universalist Orthodox Cathedral | Toledo, Ohio | 2016-2022 |
Other Ministries[edit]
| Title | Ministry | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of the Great Lakes and All America | Universalist Orthodox Church | 2018-2022 |
| First Hierarch, Metropolitan & Prelate | Universalist Orthodox Church | 2018-2022 |
Significant Dates[edit]
- Dec 1991 - Born
- [Date] - Ordained to the Diaconate by N/A
- 1 Oct 2016 - Ordained to the Presbyterate by Michelina Foster (Free Church of Antioch)
- 30 Jun 2018 - Consecrated to the Episcopate by Kristina Rake (American Apostolic Old Catholic Church)
References[edit]
- ↑ [1] "Universalist Orthodox Church celebrates inclusion | The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
- ↑ https://sttheklauoc.org/clergy/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/stphotiniuoc/photos/a.124602705889212/555239562825522/
