The Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Its territory includes parishes, monasteries, and missions located in Alaska. The diocesan chancery is located in Anchorage. The Diocese was founded when Alaska was part of Russia and is one of the oldest in the United States. The Church of the Holy Ascension (1826), which belongs to the Diocese, is one of the oldest American churches. Altogether, twenty-three churches are listed on the National Register of Historic Places; thirty churches are considered National Historic Landmarks. As of 2013, the Diocese includes 89 parishes, which represents the highest concentration of Orthodox Church in America parishes among the states.
The diocese is grouped geographically into deaneries. Each deanery is headed by a parish priest, known as a dean. The deans coordinate activities in their area's parishes, and report to the diocesan bishop. As of 2015, the deaneries of the Diocese of Alaska are:
Alaska Peninsula DeaneryAleutian DeaneryAnchorage DeaneryBethel and Kuskokwim DeaneryBristol Bay DeaneryIliamna DeaneryKenai and Prince William Sound DeaneryKodiak DeaneryRussian Mission and Yukon DeanerySitka and Southeast DeaneryAlaska Vicariate of the North American DioceseInnocent (Pustynsky) (December 14, 1903 - May 1, 1909)Alexander (Nemolovsky) (November 15, 1909 - July 6, 1916)Philip (Stavitsky) (6 August 1916 - April 1919)Anthony (Dashkievich) (11 December 1921-1922)Amphilochius (Vakulsky) (28 July 1924 - September 1930)Antonin (Vasilyev) (October 11, 1930-1934)Diocese of Alaska
Alexis (Panteleev) (November 1934-1944)John (Zlobin) (March 10, 1946 - ca. 1952)Ambrose (Merezhko) (11 September 1955-1967)Theodosius (Lazor) (1 June 1967 - 30 May 1972) locum tenens until November 17, 1967Gregory (Afonsky) (13 May 1973 - 20 July 1995)Herman (Swaiko) (1995 - ca. Concentration. 2001) locum tenensNicholas (Soraich) (c. con. 2001 - 13 May 2008)Herman (Swaiko) (May 13 - September 4, 2008) locum tenensBenjamin (Peterson) (since 2008) locum tenensDavid (Mahaffey) (elected bishop and administrator)
