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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 Right Reverend '''George (Schaefer)''' is [[Bishop]] of CanberraMayfield, Pennsylvania, and [[vicar]] bishop of the [[Eastern American Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]].
== Life ==
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 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. It was later announced that Bp George would moved to the Australian Diocesan Chancery after Pascha 2015, and would remain Bishop of Mayfield until his relocation.[http://eadiocese.org/News/2014/oct/bg.en.htm]
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* [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
* [http://eadiocese.org/News/2014/oct/bg.en.htm ROCOR Synod Resolves to Appoint Bishop George to Australian Diocese] (from Eastern American Diocese
[[Category:Bishops|George]]
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[[Category:Bishops of Mayfield]]