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Former seminary dean named interim dean in Paris
2002-283-4
12/19/2002
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[Episcopal News Service]
The Very Rev. Durstan McDonald will be an American in Paris throughout much of 2003.
McDonald, dean emeritus of the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest, will be interim dean and rector of the American Cathedral in Paris from January through at least September, 2003. As interim dean, he will be the acting priest in charge of the parish, carrying out regular liturgical and administrative duties of the dean with the support of the cathedral's clergy, wardens and vestry.
For more than a century, the cathedral of Paris--formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity--has been a center of worship for English-speakers abroad. Located near the Seine in the heart of Paris, it draws visitors from throughout the world. Permanent parishioners number about 400.
McDonald's tenure at the cathedral is expected to last until a search committee finds a new dean to succeed the Very Rev. Ernie Hunt retired in late 2002. During Hunt's leadership, the cathedral expanded its outreach from the local and national community to other nations in West and Central Europe.
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