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Boston Priest Named Dean of Washington National Cathedral

Episcopal News Service. November 11, 2004 [111104-3]

The Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III, an Episcopal priest now serving as rector of Trinity Church, Copley Square, in Boston, Massachusetts, has been nominated as the new Dean of Washington National Cathedral, Bishop John Bryson Chane of Washington announced at a meeting of the Cathedral Chapter November 10.

Lloyd's name will now be presented to the Board of Trustees of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation for approval. If confirmed, Lloyd is expected to assume his position early in 2005, overseeing an operating budget in excess of $16 million, a staff of nearly 200, more than 1,100 volunteers and the National Cathedral Association with 14,000 members from around the country.

Washington National Cathedral attracts prominent visitors and is the site of many nationally significant events and religious services, also playing host to well-attended forums on vital public issues.

In his statement to the Chapter yesterday, Chane said his trust in the reputation of Lloyd was one reason for his choice. "Sam Lloyd is a man who is at home as a leader and scholar, a preacher and a pastor," noted Chane. "I have known of Sam's work and ministry for years and look forward to working with him as a colleague."

Lloyd has served since 1993 as rector of historic Trinity Church, Copley Square in Boston. Earlier in his career he was chaplain of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and rector of the Church of St. Paul and the Redeemer in Chicago, Illinois. While an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in the early 1980s, Lloyd also served as assistant to the rector and chaplain at St. Paul's Memorial Church in Charlottesville.

In addition to a divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary, Lloyd holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Virginia. He also holds literature degrees from Georgetown University and the University of Mississippi. Lloyd currently serves as a regent of the University of the South, a trustee of the Episcopal Media Center, and a member of the Board of Ministry at Harvard University.

"My years at Trinity Church have focused on developing a community of generous-spirited, intellectually alive, faithful Christians at the center of a major city," Lloyd said. "It is an exciting challenge to engage similar work, only this time for a Cathedral committed to articulating and embodying the Christian faith in ways that can serve the city of Washington, the nation, the Episcopal Church, and the Anglican Communion. I am humbled and honored to be called to this post in these critical times."

Once approved by the Board of Trustees, Lloyd is expected to begin his Cathedral ministry in early 2005. The date for his official installation ceremony has not yet been set.

For additional biographical information on Samuel Thames Lloyd III, please visit: www.nationalcathedral.org.

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