July 22,
2010
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Bishop Ambroise, born Peter Cantacuzene, was born on
September 3/16, 1947 in Vevey, Switzerland, the son of
Prince Peter Georgievich Cantacuzene (1922-1975) and his
wife Olga Alekseevna, nee Orlova (1923-1984). He graduated
college with a degree in classical philology, then
received a diploma in law from Lausanne University. Over
the course of seven years he was a teacher of French and
elementary law in high school. In 1972, he was ordained a
reader in the Church of Holy Great Martyrs Barbara in
Vevey on her feast day. In 1974, he was a delegate to the
3rd All-Diaspora Council.
From 1975-1978, while Warden of Elevation of the Cross
Cathedral, he was a disciple of Archbishop Anthony
(Bartoshevich, +1993) of Geneva and Western Europe. In the
spring of 1976, he was ordained to the deaconate, and on
September 13/26, 1976, ordained to the priesthood.
In the spring of 1978, he was appointed to a parish in
Lausanne-Vevey, the rector of which he remained until his
death. He often traveled to temporarily minister to
various parishes in Brussels, Meudon, Lyon, Bari,
Monpelier and Rome. In 1991, he was elevated to the rank
of Protopriest. On August 24/September 6, 1993, he was
tonsured to monasticism. On September 13/26, 1993, he was
consecrated Bishop of Vevey. In 2000, the Council of
Bishops appointed him Bishop of Geneva and Western Europe.
In 2006, the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia granted his request to retire.
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