Kate Moorehead
| The Very Reverend Katherine (Kate) Bingham Moorehead | |
|---|---|
| Dean | |
| Church | The Episcopal Church |
| Province | Province 4 |
| Metropolis | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of Florida |
| Installed | January 10, 2010 |
| Predecessor | Edward Harrison 2001-2008 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | November 1, 2009 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1970 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | Vassar College, Virginia Theological Seminary |
Katherine Bingham "Kate" Moorehead (born 1970) is an American priest of the Episcopal Church and the tenth dean of St. John's Cathedral, Jacksonville, and the Diocese of Florida.[1] Moorehead was installed as the dean on January 10, 2010.[2]
Life and career
Moorehead was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She is the great-granddaughter of Hiram Bingham III, U.S. Senator from Connecticut and explorer best known for uncovering Machu Picchu.[3] Moorehead graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College, receiving The Sara Caitlin Award for Religious Leadership and graduated Cum laude with a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary, receiving the Harris Award for Academic Excellence and Leadership Ability.[4]
Moorehead served as rector at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Boiling Springs, South Carolina from 1998 to 2003[5] and St. James Episcopal Church in Wichita, Kansas from 2003 to 2009.[6]
Writings
- Get Over Yourselves! God’s Here!. (2009) Kansas: St. Marks Press.
- Organic God: Lenten Meditations on the Words of Jesus. (2006) Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.
- Between Two Worlds: Daily Readings for Advent. (2004) Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.
References
- ↑ St. Johns Cathedral website: Dean Moorehead biography
- ↑ http://www.mychurchevents.com/calendar/calendar.aspx?list_by=calendar_month&begin_date=1/1/2010%2012:00:00%20AM&ci=G1G1G1O9N8G1G1G1&igd= St. Johns Cathedral website: Calendar
- ↑ http://www.telusplanet.net/public/dkbing/HB3DESC.htm DESCENDANCY CHART for Hiram Bingham III
- ↑ St. Johns Cathedral website: Dean Moorehead biography
- ↑ http://www.edusc.org/e-DUSCNewsletter/041510/upcoming.html Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina Website
- ↑ St. James Episcopal Church in Wichita website: Past Clergy