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[[Image:BG2.JPG|right|thumb|His Grace on the ambon of this cathedral church of St John the Baptist in Mayfield, PA.]]
His Grace The Most Right Reverend '''George (Schaefer)''' is [[Bishop]] of Mayfield, PennsylvaniaCanberra, [[vicar]] bishop of the Eastern-American [[dioceseDiocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]. From 2008-2014, he was formerly Bishop of Mayfield, Pennsylvania, as a vicar bishop in the Eastern American [[Diocese]] of ROCOR.
== Life ==
In 1994 he was appointed as economos Holy Trinity Monastery and made dean of Holy Trinity Monastery in 2007. He is the author of several articles and translations published in Orthodox Life. Translated several sayings of the Optina Elders published in the book “Living Without Hypocrisy”, published by HTM Press in 2006. He also served as confessor and spiritual father of the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in Wayne, West Virginia, the largest English-language monastery of the ROCOR.
In May 2008, the [[Synod]] of Bishops of the ROCOR elected Archimandrite George as Bishop of Mayfield, Vicar of the Eastern American Diocese. The [[Holy Synod]] of the Russian Orthodox Church confirmed the election in June 2008. On [[December 7]], 2008, Archimandrite George was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] to the episcopal office at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, New York, by Bishop [[Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Manhattan|Gabriel of Montreal and Canada]], Bishop [[Peter (Loukianoff) of Cleveland|Peter of Cleveland]] and Bishop [[John (Berzins) of Caracas|John of Caracas]]. Bishop George's place of residence is was at the [[Holy Cross Skete (Wayne, West Virginia)|Hermitage of the Holy Cross in Wayne]], West Virginia. In 2009, he was appointed Abbot. On [[October 10]], 2014, he was appointed by the Holy Synod to be 'Bishop of Canberra' and a vicar bishop within the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand.
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* [http://www.jordanville.org/news_081207_1.html Archimandrite George's Speech at his nomination as bishop of Mayfield]
* [http://www.wvliving.com/Winter-2012/Moments-at-the-Monastery/ Monastery in the Mountains] wvliving.com
* [http://russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/2014/20141010_synodmeeting.html Synod meeting for October 2014] when Bp George was appointed Bishop of Canberra
[[Category:Bishops|George]]
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[[Category:Bishops of Mayfield]]
