Photos: Cathedral Rededication and Bishop's Seating

The Ven. Michael Hamilton waits with Bishop Gates outside the doors of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul.
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Bishop Gates makes the traditional three knocks on the cathedral doors.
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Bishop Gates awaits admittance, as the welcoming party makes its way to the principal door.
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Processing into the newly renovated Cathedral Church of St. Paul.
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A full house for the rededication and seating service.
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A view of the new cathedral interior, showing the new skylights.
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A view from the balcony of the cathedral church's renovated chancel, which now includes an accessible ramp.
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The Very Rev. Jep Streit welcomes Bishop Gates to the cathedral and installs him in the chair appointed to his office.
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Bishop Gates officially takes his seat.
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The seating was met with sustained cheers and applause from the congregation.
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Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh brought greetings and congratulations to the Cathedral Church of St. Paul and the Diocese of Massachusetts on the completion of the renovations and the bishop's seating.
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Bishop Stephen T. Lane of the Diocese of Maine brought greetings on behalf of the Episcopal Church's New England dioceses.
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Bishop Douglas J. Fisher of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts gave the sermon.
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Bishop Fisher--himself a devoted Yankees fan--brought this gift to Bishop Gates.
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Bishop Gates sprinkles the congregation with holy water.
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Bishop Gayle E. Harris sprinkles the congregation with holy water.
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The diocese's retired bishops suffragan, Bishop Barbara C. Harris and Bishop Bud Cederholm, enjoy a light moment in the chancel.
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Mitre and crozier on the altar, with Bishop Gates, the Ven. Patricia Zifcak and the Rev. Joe Robinson in the background.
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Cathedral clergy (front from left): The Very Rev. Jep Streit, The Rev. Canon Katharine Black, The Rev. Marsha Hoecker and The Rev. Canon Connie Ng Lam.
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The Very Rev. Jep Streit, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul.
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Bishop Gates offers words of gratitude.
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The choir from the Chinese congregation of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul sang an anthem in Cantonese.
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Bishop Harris with special guest Ibrahim Ibrahim, a member of the Muslim congregation which has been praying at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Fridays for 15 years.
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