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His Grace, the Right Reverend '''Nikolai (Soraich) of Sitka''' (''Николај (Сорајић)'' in Serbian) was a is retired [[bishop]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]], now retired to the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]].

Born 1949 in Butte, Montana. Before his retirement, During 2002-2008 he was the ruling bishop of the OCA's [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]] (2002-2008). After various scandals and controversies within his diocese, he voluntarily stepped down as bishop in May of 2008.

*[http://web.archive.org/web/20110607102928/http://www.oca.org/HSbionikolai.asp?SID=7 Biography of Bishop Nikolai as it was posted on the OCA before its removal on 3/24/2014]*[http://www.oca.org/News.asp?ID=1538&SID=19 OCA Holy Synod issues statements on Diocese of Alaska at 2008 Spring Meeting]*[http://oca.org/news/headline-news/holy-synod-releases-bishop-nikolai OCA Holy Synod releases Bishop Nikolai]