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'''Alexei (Trader)''', or '''Alexis''',<ref name = "Holy Synod elects Alexis as Bishop of Sitka and Alaska"></ref> is the current Bishop of the ] ].<ref name="The Right Reverend Alexei - Orthodox Church in America"></ref> '''Alexei (Trader)''',<ref></ref><ref></ref> or '''Alexis'''<ref name = "Holy Synod elects Alexis as Bishop of Sitka and Alaska"></ref> (born February 24, 1965) is the current Bishop of the ] ].<ref name="The Right Reverend Alexei - Orthodox Church in America"></ref>


== Early life and education == == Early life and education ==
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Alexei was born on February 24, 1965, to a pious ] household and attended a Roman Catholic parochial school as a child. He attended ] and the ] where he obtained a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a masters in religion, respectively. He also obtained a masters of divinity at ] and a doctorate in patristic studies and psychology from the ]. Alexei was born on February 24, 1965, as John Trader{{Citation Needed|date=January 2025}} in Dover, Delaware.<ref name = "Holy Synod elects Alexis as Bishop of Sitka and Alaska"></ref> He attended ] and the ] where he obtained a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a masters in religion, respectively. He also obtained a masters of divinity at ] and a doctorate in patristic studies and psychology from the ].<ref name="The Right Reverend Alexei - Orthodox Church in America"></ref><ref name="Diocese of Sitka and Alaska"></ref>



In 1990, Alexei began his monastic life as a ] at Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery where he also taught courses. In 1995, he went to Greece in ] to ]. In 1996, he was ordained to the ], to the ] in 2001, and to the episcopate on January 25, 2020.<ref name="Diocese of Sitka and Alaska"></ref> In 1990, Alexei joined Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery as a ], where he also taught courses. In 1995, he went to Greece in ] to ]. In 1996, he was ordained to the ], to the ] in 2001, and to the episcopate on January 25, 2020.<ref name="Diocese of Sitka and Alaska"></ref>


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Orthodox Archbishop of Alaska(b. 1965)
His Grace
Alexei
The Right Reverend
Bishop of Sitka and Alaska
ArchdioceseOrthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska
SeeAlaska
InstalledMarch 15, 2022
Term endedIncumbent
PredecessorDavid (Mahaffey)
Other post(s)Bishop of Bethesda
Orders
Ordination1996 (diaconate)
2001 (priesthood)
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 2020
Personal details
BornFebruary 24, 1965
Dover, Delaware
DenominationEastern Orthodox
ResidenceSaint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Alma materFranklin & Marshall College
University of Chicago
Monastary of Saint Tikhon
University of Thessaloniki

Alexei (Trader), or Alexis (born February 24, 1965) is the current Bishop of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska.

Early life and education

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Alexei was born on February 24, 1965, as John Trader in Dover, Delaware. He attended Franklin & Marshall College and the University of Chicago where he obtained a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a masters in religion, respectively. He also obtained a masters of divinity at Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary and a doctorate in patristic studies and psychology from the University of Thessaloniki.


In 1990, Alexei joined Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery as a rasophore, where he also taught courses. In 1995, he went to Greece in Mount Athos to Karakallou Monastery. In 1996, he was ordained to the diaconate, to the priesthood in 2001, and to the episcopate on January 25, 2020.

Priesthood

In 2018, Alexei was called back from Greece on invitation from Metropolitan Tikhon in order to serve as bishop. On November 12, 2019, he was elected Bishop of Bethesda. He was elected Bishop of Sitka and Alaska on March 15, 2022, and enthroned on March 27, 2022, at Saint Innocent Cathedral in Anchorage.

References

  1. Bishop Alexei (Trader) of Alaska
  2. Clergy - Bishop Alexei (Trader) - Orthodox Church of America
  3. ^ Election of Bishop Alexis
  4. ^ The Right Reverend Alexei - Orthodox Church in America
  5. ^ Diocese of Sitka and Alaska


Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded byDavid (Mahaffey) Bishop of Sitka and Alaska
2022 – Present 		Succeeded byIncumbent

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