On December 6, 2018, the [[Synod of bishops (Orthodox)|Synod]] of the ROCOR elected Luke as Bishop of Syracuse and Vicar of the Eastern American Diocese. Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York sent an appeal for the confirmation of this election to [[Patriarch Kirill of Moscow]]. The election was confirmed on December 28, 2018.<ref>[http://www.synod.com/synod/eng2018/20181229_enarchimlukeelect.html The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church confirms the election of Archimandrite Luke (Murianka) as Bishop of Syracuse] // The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia - Official Website</ref> On February 11, 2019 in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral) of Eastern America and New York, Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol, Archbishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal and Canada, and Bishop Nicholas (Olhovsky) of Manhattan nominated Luke as Bishop and Vicar and consecrated Luke a bishop the next morning.