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His Grace, the Right Reverend '''Innocent (Gula) of HagerstownAnchorage''' was a [[bishop]] of the [[OCA|Orthodox Church of America]] during the last decade of the twentieth century. He was an [[auxiliary bishop]] serving in the [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]].
==Life==
In 1994, Fr. George was assigned to [[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|St. Herman Orthodox Theological Seminary]] in Kodiak, Alaska where he served as chaplain and dean of students. The following year, he was elected auxiliary bishop to Metr. [[Theodosius (Lazor) of Washington|Theodosius]], who was serving as [[Locum Tenens]] of the Diocese of Alaska. Under the monastic name Innocent, he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated to the episcopacy]] as Bishop of Anchorage at St. Innocent Cathedral in Anchorage, Alaska on [[September 15]]-[[September 16|16]], 1995.
Bp. Innocent traveled to many distant and remote churches in Alaska during his episcopacy, and he especially loved the Yupik people. In April 2001, Bp. Innocent was initially suspended from his duties in Alaska and later retired from active ministry with the title of Bishop of Hagerstown. On [[May 6]], 2002, Bp. Innocent reposed of an apparent heart attack in Anchorage, Alaska. Funeral services were held in Hazelton, Pennsylvania on [[May 13]], 2002, with burial at St Mary's Church Cemetery in Hazelton. The Synod of Bishops was meeting not more than an hour away, yet not one bishop attended his funeral, which had to be held in a funeral home as no church was made available for his funeral.
==Sources==
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: St. Tikhon's Seminary Graduates]]
