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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 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 (LukianovLoukianoff) of Cleveland|Peterof Cleveland]] of Cleveland and Bishop [[John (Berzins) of Caracas|Johnof Caracas]] of Caracas. Bishop George's place of residence is at the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in Wayne, West Virginia.
== Links ==
[http://www.jordanville.org/news_081207_2.html Biography of Bishop George]
