Samuel T. Lloyd III

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Samuel T. Lloyd III (born 1950[1]) is a priest of the Episcopal Church in the United States who served as the ninth Dean of the Washington National Cathedral,[2] having been installed there on April 23, 2005, and serving until September 18, 2011. Before his tenure as dean, he had been the rector of Trinity Church in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the largest Episcopal congregations in the United States.[3] He returned to Trinity after leaving the National Cathedral.[4] Earlier in his ministry he had been chaplain of the University of the South and rector of the Church of St. Paul and the Redeemer in Chicago, Illinois. He retired as rector of Trinity Church in June 2017.[5]

He is a regent of the University of the South, a trustee of Episcopal Media Center, and is on the Board of Ministry at Harvard University. He has been published in several Anglican journals and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Education[]

Lloyd holds a doctorate in English literature from the University of Virginia, a divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary, and an M.A. degree in English literature from Georgetown University. He received his B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 1971.[6]

National Cathedral tenure[]

Lloyd's tenure as Dean of the Washington National Cathedral from 2005–2011 came under some criticism in retrospect for shortsightedness in budgeting, along with other leaders of the era. Notably, the Cathedral undertook construction of an expensive underground parking lot shortly after Lloyd arrived (albeit with plans having existed before Lloyd), but expensive and needed repairs to the cathedral itself were not undertaken.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Dias, Elizabeth, "Hope Amid Disaster: Sermons After the Boston Bombings : In the wake of the deadly terror attack at the Boston Marathon, pastors and religious leaders across the country share their plans for comforting their communities", Time magazine, April 20, 2013
  2. ^ Orr, jimmy (22 January 2009). "Obama's first day on the job". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Peter C. Erichsen Named Vice President and General Counsel to the J. Paul Getty Trust". . 22 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Priest back after 7 years to lead Trinity Church". The Boston Globe. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  5. ^ trinitychurch.org
  6. ^ Cf. biography at the Washington National Cathedral website
  7. ^ National Cathedral's Repair Work: Finials, Finance and Faith

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