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Bishop '''Innocent (Pustynsky) of Alaska''' was the first [[auxiliary bishop]] for Archbishop [[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon (Belavin)]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America|Diocese of the Aleutians and North America ]] and served as Bishop of Alaska in North America from 1904 to 1909.
Fr. Innocent (Pustynsky) was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan in St. Petersburg, Russia and was appointed Bishop of Alaska as first auxiliary [[bishop]] to Bishop Tikhon in the North American diocese. On [[February 24]],1904 he arrived from Russia to take up his position as the [[vicar]] Bishop of Alaska.
On [[August 1]], 1907, Bp. Innocent led the [[consecration of a church|consecration]] of the newly rebuilt Ss. Peter and Paul Church on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea.
In March 1909, Bp. Innocent returned to Russiawhere he was Bishop of Yakutsk and Viluisk before becoming Archbishop of Tashkent.
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==Sources==
* ''Orthodox America 1794-1976 Development of the Orthodox Church in America'', C. J. Tarasar, Gen. Ed. 1975, The Orthodox Church in America, Syosett, New York
*[http://www.stjohndc.org/Russian/saints/e_Seraphim_Uglitch.htm Neo-martyr Seraphim]
*[http://www.orthodoxcanada.com/journal/2008-05-02.html In Praise of Temperance]
*[http://sttikhonsmonastery.org/st_raphael_life.html Glorificatinof Glorificatin of Our Holy Father Bishop Raphael]*[http://Orthodoxhistory.org Isabel Hapgood article in New York Tribune, March 8, 1915]
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