Most Reverend Basilio Archbishop of Santiago and All Chile
Nameday January 11 oc / December 31 nc
Consecration January 13, 2020
Was born in Santiago, Chile, into a Roman Catholic family. He was baptized and raised in the faith by his grandparents.
He received his primary education at American schools in Santiago, where he learned English. He completed his secondary education at a local high school, from which he graduated before entering university to study Law while simultaneously pursuing studies in Computer Science.
For a time, he worked as a legal assistant, but soon realized that this was not the path God intended for him. He then began a career in Information Technology, steadily advancing through the ranks and eventually becoming Technology Manager for Marriott Chile.
At the age of twenty-nine, he decided to seek God's path and entered the monastic life at the Benedictine Monastery of Lliu-Lliu. After studying theology, he became disillusioned with the church because of the experiences and situations he encountered and witnessed there. He returned once again to the field of Information Technology, attaining senior management and executive positions.
Later, feeling called back to the life of faith, he sought acceptance into the Holy Orthodox Church, where he received Holy Baptism, taking the name Basilio. He studied Orthodox theology and was ordained as a deacon. Subsequently, he received monastic tonsure and priestly ordination. After several years, he was granted the Great Schema and elevated to the rank of Archimandrite.
On January 13, 2020, according to the Old Calendar, he was consecrated Archbishop of Santiago and All Chile.
He currently resides at St. Basil's Skete, of which he is the Abbot, in Curacaví, Metropolitan Region, Chile.