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[Jim Guthrie]

> The Cathedral seems ideally suited for this task, even though the
> President is usually not Episcopalian.

How often does the pending retirement of a TEC Cathedral Dean merit a full 
column in the Paper of Record?

WASHINGTON — The Very Rev. Gary Hall, the dean of Washington National Cathedral, 
announced on Tuesday that he would step down at year’s end to make way for a 
younger leader who can help guide the century-old Episcopal church as it tries 
to overcome financial and demographic challenges.

Mr. Hall, 66, said that given the mandatory retirement age of 72 in the 
Episcopal Church, he had come to realize that he would not be able to guide the 
cathedral through what he and others expect to be a long and difficult quest for 
sustainability.

Read it all at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/us/leader-at-washington-national-cathedral-steps-down.html

Cheers,
Jim Guthrie