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	New Alaska Bishop Seeks to Heal Rift in Orthodox Congregation By Mary Lochner Seward Phoenix Log June 26, 2008 http://thesewardphoenixlog.com/ The Russian Orthodox Church in America retired former Alaska diocese Bishop Nikolai Soraich Tuesday, May 13 after its Holy Synod of bishops investigated allegations he behaved insensitively in regards to Alaska Native culture and responded insufficiently to a priest's report of sexual misconduct by one of his assistants. The Holy Synod in New York is the church's governing body in America. It has provisionally appointed Bishop Benjamin Peterson of the diocese of the West as bishop of the Alaska diocese. Bishop Ben served as dean in Kodiak from 2002-04 and was elected bishop at Berkeley in 2004. He retains his duties as bishop of the diocese of the West while serving as bishop to the Alaska diocese and said the post is a provisional one until the church finds a permanent bishop for Alaska.
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