New Episcopal dean to be installed today

From Jacksonville FL-

You'd think being a wife, mother, author and blogger would be enough to keep someone busy.

But not the Very Rev. KatherineBingham Moorehead, who will be installed today as dean of St. John's Cathedral and the Jacksonville-based Episcopal Diocese of Florida.

As dean, she'll oversee the 1,500-member cathedral parish and serve as Bishop Samuel Johnson Howard's second-in-command of a diocese of 77 congregations in 25 North Florida counties.

As the cathedral's first female dean, she'll also be hitting the Internet and pavement to promote existing cathedral ministries to the homeless and other needy people, expanding educational offerings and working with city officials to revitalize the urban core.

Moorehead, 39, said it's an odd feeling, knowing the cathedral is where she preached her first sermon as an intern in 1995. She spoke with The Times-Union about the job she started Nov. 1.

As one of the highest-ranking religious officials in the city, what are you going to do about this cold weather we're having?

(Laughs). Pray.

For all the non-Episcopalians out there, can you explain what a dean is and does?

The dean is the head pastor of the cathedral and hosts the cathedral on behalf of the bishop. ... I'm also here to care for the clergy. I'm second to the bishop in authority, and I offer retreats or education for clergy.

More here-

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-01-10/story/new_episcopal_dean_to_be_installed_today