Archimandrite Jeremy (Davis)

Archimandrite Jeremy (Davis) grew up in Wichita, Kan. Throughout his early life, he and his family were active members of Evangelical Protestant churches. During his high school years, he felt a calling to professional Christian ministry and subsequently enrolled as a religion and history major at Friends University in Wichita, to prepare for this vocation.

Studying at Friends University opened his eyes to the breadth and depth of Christian tradition. As the greater potential of Christian life grew more and more intriguing, he became dissatisfied with Evangelical Protestantism and began to investigate alternatives. In his final year of college, he attended Divine Liturgy at St. George Cathedral in Wichita at the suggestion of a friend. Although he knew next to nothing about Orthodoxy, he was left in wordless wonder by the experience of its rich theology and genuine spirituality, as they came to life in the piety and love of this parish community. After a period of catechism, he was chrismated on Holy Saturday in 1998.

From 2001-04, Fr. Jeremy attended St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, earning his Master of Divinity degree. In August 2004, he traveled to Australia for a year-long mission in the Antiochian Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines, where he taught and counseled youth and young adults, helping them to understand Orthodoxy’s relevance to their modern, “new world” lives.

After returning to Wichita and St. George Cathedral, he was ordained by His Grace Bishop Basil to the Holy Diaconate on January 1, 2006, and to the Holy Priesthood on July 16, 2006. He then served as second priest of St. Elijah Church in Oklahoma City, Okla. until March 2016, when he became proistamenos (pastor) of Holy Ascension Church in Norman, Okla. He was elevated to the rank and dignity of Archimandrite by His Grace Bishop Basil on March 19, 2017. While in the Diocese of Wichita, Fr. Jeremy also served as the spiritual advisor of the Fellowship of St. John the Divine and its successor, the Diocese Council, from 2007 to 2021.

On September 1, 2021, Fr. Jeremy was transfered from Holy Ascension Church to serve as Hierarchical Assistant at the Archdiocese Headquarters in Englewood, N.J. On October 31, 2021, he was appointed Protosyngellos of the Archdiocese. On June 10, 2024, Metropolitan Saba appointed Fr. Jeremy as Archiepiscopal Vicar for the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest effective August 1, 2024. In this role, he oversees this Diocese on behalf of the Metropolitan, based at the chancery in Toledo.

Fr. Jeremy is the author of Welcoming Gifts: Sacrifice in the Bible and Christian Life (Ancient Faith, 2022) and the children’s book The Cellarer’s Celery (Ancient Faith, 2021). He also serves executive board chairman of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary.