Would archbishop Gregory of Colorado be considered a vagante bishop?

[Justice]

Is Gregory of Colorado considered a vagante bishop because he's not in communion with anybody outside his own monastery?

[Maria]

Is Gregory of Colorado considered a vagante bishop because he's not in communion with anybody outside his own monastery?

That would be a good assumption.

We must pray for the man.

[Agios_Irineos]

I might be hesitant to label him as a vagante as that often raises questions regarding the consecration of the person. While I am not intimately familiar with Abp. Gregory, as I recall he was consecrated properly and within a recognized GOC synod, before he went off the deep end and decided he was the only Orthodox bishop left on earth.

I agree we should pray for him, but I would not be quick to label him as a vagante when there are others that much more readily fit that description.

[Maria]

I might be hesitant to label him as a vagante as that often raises questions regarding the consecration of the person. While I am not intimately familiar with Abp. Gregory, as I recall he was consecrated properly and within a recognized GOC synod, before he went off the deep end and decided he was the only Orthodox bishop left on earth.

I agree we should pray for him, but I would not be quick to label him as a vagante when there are others that much more readily fit that description.

Thank you, Hieromonk Irineos, for your thoughtful response.

Although Bishop Gregory of Colorado is considered a schismatic because he has left the ROAC without a valid reason and has condemned all other Orthodox Christians, many of his books, especially The lives of the Apostles, and his icons are worth purchasing. Indeed, we must pray for him that he may repent of all the harm he has done by his many websites and postings on the Internet.