About Serafym
Lived 1949 – 2012 (aged 62). Serafym was a Ukrainian eastern Orthodox priest.
Serafym (secular name Serhiy Dmytrovych Verzun, ; October 8, 1949 - April 7, 2012) was the Ukrainian Orthodox archbishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate.
He was born in 1949, studied at the Odessa Theological Seminary of the Russian Orthodox Church.
June 25, 1992 he joined to the Kyiv Patriarchate.
He was consecrated as Bishop of Vyshhorod, auxiliary of the Eparchy of Kyiv, by Filaret (Denysenko), Antoniy (Masendych), Andriy (Horak), Volodymyr (Romaniuk).
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Serafym?
Soviet bishop (1949–2012)
When was Serafym born?
Serafym was born on 8 October 1949 in Kyiv.
When did Serafym die?
Serafym died on 7 April 2012 in Bohuslav Raion.
What was Serafym's occupation?
Serafym was an eastern Orthodox priest.
What nationality was Serafym?
Serafym was Ukrainian.
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