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[[Image:BG2.JPG|right|thumb|His Grace on the ambon of his first cathedral church of St John the Baptist in Mayfield, PA.]]
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His Grace The , the Right Reverend '''George (Schaefer)''' is [[Bishop]] of CanberraSydney, and ruling bishop of the [[vicar]] bishop Diocese of the Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand ]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]].
== Life ==
On Bright Tuesday, 2015, Bp George departed America for Sydney, Australia. He was welcomed on Bright Thursday and inducted as Bishop of Canberra on Bright Friday.
After the repose of Metropolitan [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion]], Bp George was appointed Acting Ruling Bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand. Later that year, during the same Council of Bishops that elected Bp [[Nicholas (Olhovsky) of New York|Nicholas of Manhattan]] as First Hierarch, Bp George was appointed ruling bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand on [[September 21|21 September]] 2022, and given the title "Bishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand".[https://synod.com/synod/eng2022/20220923_enbpgeorgeaustralia.html]
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* [http://eadiocese.org/Administration/vicarbishops.en.htm Vicar Bishops]
* [http://synod.com/synod/engdocuments/enart_bpgeorgeinterview.html “Church Life Isn’t Black and White” - an interview of Bp George (Schaefer)]
* [https://synod.com/synod/eng2022/20220923_enbpgeorgeaustralia.html Bishop George of Canberra appointed Ruling Bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]
== Links ==