Michaleas was ordained a
deacon in 1979, and served as the
archdeacon to Greek Orthodox
Archbishop Iakovos until 1996. He was elected by the Ecumenical Patriarchate as the titular bishop of
Krateia in 2001, and served as the chief secretary of the Holy
Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America until his election to serve the metropolis of
San Francisco. He served in administrative positions for many years at Hellenic College/Holy Cross, where he was variously registrar (1977–1979), dean of students (1980–1999), director of admissions and records (1998–2000), and finally administrative assistant to the president of Hellenic College/Holy Cross (2000–2001), a post he held until his election as Bishop of Krateia in December, 2001. He taught courses in
psychology at Hellenic College and in teleturgics (liturgical practice) at Holy Cross, and served as senior lecturer in personality and psychology at Northeastern University. He was also member of the staff of the outpatient clinic of the
V.A. Medical Center in
Boston. He is a member of the
American Psychological Association and the
American Counseling Association. The
University Press of America published his doctoral dissertation,
Intellectual Deficiencies in a Substance Abuse Population, in 1994. Gerasimos maintains cordial relations with other religious leaders as a member of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (the chief ruling body of the Greek Orthodox churches in America,) the Canonical Bishops of the West Coast (i.e., Orthodox bishops,) and the Joint Committee of Orthodox And Catholic Bishops. == References ==