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On October 9-11, 2012 the Holy Synod of OCA accepted Archbishop [[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco|Benjamin’s]] presentation of Hieromonk David (Mahaffey) as the nominee for the Episcopal See of Alaska<ref>[http://oca.org/news/headline-news/holy-synod-of-bishops-concludes-fall-session Holy Synod of Bishops concludes fall session]</ref>. On Friday, February 21, 2014, Archimandrite David was consecrated Bishop of Alaska during a Hierarchical Liturgy by [[Metropolitan]] [[Tikhon (Mollard) of Washington|Tikhon of Moscow]], Archbishop [[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco|Benjamin of San Francisco]], Bishop [[Michael (Dahulich) of New York|Michael of New York]], Bishop [[Irineu (Duvlea) of Dearborn Heights|Irineu of Dearborn Heights]], and Bishop [[Irénée (Rochon) of Quebec City|Irénée of Quebec City]] at St Innocent Cathedral in Anchorage, Alaska. Co-serving the bishops were [[Chancery office of the Orthodox Church in America|Chancellor for the Orthodox Church in America]] [[Archpriest]] [[John A. Jillions]], Archpriest Victor Nick ([[Chancellor]] of the Diocese of Alaska), and 40 other priests from around the diocese. A banquet was held in his honor that evening at the University of Alaska’s Lucy Cuddy Center in Anchorage<ref>[http://oca.org/news/headline-news/banquet-honoring-bishop-david-held-at-university Banquet honoring Bishop David held at University]</ref>.
During His Grace's first year of episcopate, he worked closely with His Eminence the Archbishop [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Nairobi]] (2001–) in order to build a church dedicated to [[Herman of Alaska|Saint Herman of Alaska]] in Eldoret, Kenya. In 2019, Eldoret became a [[Diocese of Eldoret|diocese]] of the Alexandrian Throne.<ref>[https://www.doaoca.org/news_141005_1 Diocese of Alaska: Progress in Kenya]</ref>
On October 2, 2020, Archbishop David was diagnosed with renal cancer. A little over a month later, on November 27, 2020, he fell asleep in the Lord.
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before=[[Nikolai (Soraich) of Sitka|Nikolai (Soraich)]]|
title=[[Diocese of Sitka|Bishop of Sitka and Alaska]]<br>([[OCA]])|years=2014-20202014–2020|
after=To be determined}}
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==See also==