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Bishop Nikolai Soraich

Aliases:
Father Nikolai Soraich
Father Nicholas Soraich

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Bishop Nikolai (Soraich) was the ruling hierarch of the Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America. He was retired in 2008.

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OCA St Herman Seminary (Kodiak AK)