Gary Hall, dean of the Washington National Cathedral, to retire early; bishop Mariann Budde to serve as interim
Gary Hall, dean of the Washington National Cathedral, announced in late August that he would be retiring from his position two years early.
“Over the past three years, the bishop, the staff, the chapter, and I have done the hard work of placing the cathedral on solid financial footing: our budget is balanced, and we are closing the books on our most successful year in recent history,” Hall wrote in a letter to the cathedral community.
However, in coming decades the cathedral will need to undertake “a major capital campaign” as well as respond to “the changing face of American religion and our country’s increasing diversity,” he wrote.
