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Our current Diocesan Bishop, The Right Reverend Andrew Dietsche, will retire in 2024.

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The Right Reverend E. Don Taylor, Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of New York from 1994 to 2009, died on May 24, 2014. A funeral will be held on Wednesday, June 4th at 2 pm in the Cathedral. Clergy are invited to vest and process (white stoles).

A vigil will be held in the Chapel of St. James from noon to 9 pm Tuesday, June 3, and from 7:30 am to noon Wednesday, June 4. All are welcome to participate in both observances.

Vigil (Chapel of St. James)
Tuesday, June 3, 12 noon - 9 pm
Wednesday, June 4, 7:30 am - 12 noon

Requiem Eucharist (High Altar of the Cathedral)
Wednesday, June 4, 2 pm

Please visit the website of the Episcopal Diocese of New York for Bishop Taylor's biography and a message from Bishop Dietsche.

In addition to these events of the diocese in commending Bishop Taylor to God, the parish of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in the Bronx will be holding a Wake on Tuesday evening, beginning at 7:00pm. The Rev. Pierre Andre H. Duvert and the people of St. Luke's cordially invite you to the Wake, an opportunity for more personal remembrance of Bishop Taylor and

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Let me say a few things, right from Jump Street, about the November 19th episcopal election in the Diocese of New York.

I have no doubt that the Rev. Canon Andrew M. L. Dietsche, who has served faithfully and loyally as Canon Pastor to Bishop Mark Sisk and the clergy and lay leaders of the Diocese of New York, will not only continue to be pastoral, but he will also vote on the side of the angels on all the issues of justice.

He is almost universally described by those who know him as "a nice guy" with a "gentle spirit" who "really cares about the church".

I've not met the man, but it's pretty clear from his picture that the words are not too far off the mark.

Dietsche, a Poughkeepsie, NY resident who is currently on the diocesan staff as Canon for Pastoral Care, was elected on the third round of balloting by a majority of the active clergy (176 of a total 262) of the diocese and of delegates from all of its congregations (131 out of a 233). A brief biography of the bishop elect may be found here(where you will also find information on the other nominees and videos of all).

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Andrew M. L. Dietsche

Andrew Marion Lenow Dietsche (born November 9, 1953) is an American prelate who served as the 16th Bishop of New York in the Episcopal Church from 2013 to 2024.

Biography

Prior to his ordination, Dietsche was a freelancegraphic designer and cartoonist – and he continues to this day to produce cartoons for the Episcopal New Yorker. After studies at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Dietsche was ordained to the priesthood in 1987. From 1987 to 1990 he served at Christ Church in Winnetka, Illinois, and from 1990 till 2001 as the rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

From 2001 until his election as a bishop, he served as Canon for Pastoral Care in the diocese, being responsible for the pastoral care of the clergy and their families. He was elected bishop coadjutor by clergy and lay representatives of diocese at a special diocesan convention held at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine on November 19, 2011.

Dietsche was consecrated at the cathedral on March 10, 2012, and formally installed