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His Grace, the Right Reverend '''David (Mahaffey) of Sitka''' is was the current [[Bishop]] of [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Sitka and Alaska]] for the [[Orthodox Church in America]].
==Life==
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>.
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=Bishop of Sitka and Alaska<br>([[OCA]])|
years=2014-present2020|after=—To be determined}}
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* [http://oca.org/news/headline-news/the-episcopal-consecration-of-bishop-david-of-sitka-and-alaska The Episcopal Consecration of Bishop David of Sitka and Alaska]
* [http://www.nynjoca.org/files/2009/08-17/Mahaffey_bio.pdf Curriculum Vitae: V. Rev. S. David Mahaffey, Jr.] (for the Episcopal Search Committee of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey)
* [https://www.oca.org/in-memoriam/his-eminence-archbishop-david]
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