HIS GRACE
BISHOP ANDREW OF KRATEIA

ASSISTANT FOR THE UKRANIAN PARISHES IN WESTERN-EUROPE

BIOGRAPHY :

His Grace Bishop Andrew of Krateia (in the world Bogdan Peshko) was born on April 27, 1972 in Ukraine. In 1989 he enrolled into the first year of St. Petersburg Theological Seminary, which he graduated from in 1993. In 1994-1995 he studied at Christ the Savior Seminary (Carpatho-Russian Diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate) in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA under the omoforion of His Excellency Metropolitan Nicholas (Smishko) of Amissos. In 1995-1999 he completed the full course of Kiev Theological Academy. On December 25, 2000 the Academic Council of Kiev Theological Academy awarded him with the “Candidate of Theology” – Master’s Degree after defense of his dissertation on a theme : “Historically-Liturgical Research of the Rites of Installations and Ordinations in the Orthodox Church”.

On April 8, 2001 he was ordained a deacon by His Excellency Archbishop Vsevolod (Maidanski) of Scopelos at St.Volodymyr’s Cathedral in Chicago. On September 29, 2003 he was promoted to a rank of protodeacon. On September 25, 2005 he was ordained to a rank of hieromonk and was promoted to the rank of higumen by His Excellency Archbishop Vsevolod.

The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople elected him unanimously as Bishop of Krateia, assistant of His Excellency Metropolitan Constantine of Irinoupolis, head of the Ukranian parishes belonging to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. At the moment of his election he was a priest in Chicago (USA), but is now based in London and serves in Western-Europe.

His consecration took place on December 13 (feast of St. Andrew the Apostle), 2005 in Chicago (USA).

Address:

1a Newton Ave, Acton
London, W3 8AJ
Great Britain

Tel. & Fax: +44.20/89.92.46.89

Mob: +44.774/89.23.043
Email: bishopandriy@yahoo.com

Nameday: November 30 (old calendar)

Date of ordination: December 13, 2005