Diocesan News

Bishop Alan M. Gates has announced that he has appointed the Rev. Sam Rodman to serve as acting chief of staff, effective July 1. Rodman has most recently served as project manager for campaign initiatives, coordinating the implementation of mission hubs and numerous other projects throughout…

Bishop Alan M. Gates and Bishop Gayle E. Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts issued the following statement today regarding the sentencing of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev:We are grieved at the death sentence rendered today by the jury in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber…

Louis D. Brown Peace Institute founder Tina Chery greets a Boston Police officer at the start of the walk. Peg Mallett Deborah Gardner Walker Deborah Gardner Walker …

John (Jack) F. Doran, 96, an Episcopalian of Christ Church in Harwich Port and Christ Church in Andover, known to many throughout the Diocese of Massachusetts for his faithfulness to the Episcopal Church and his volunteer retirement career as a leader and consultant to bishops, diocesan…

Bishop Alan M. Gates announced on May 13 that the Rev. Canon Mally Lloyd, who has served as canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Massachusetts since December 2008, will be stepping down in mid-September.  The text of his letter to the diocesan community follows. Dear People of the Diocese…

Members of the Diocese of Massachusetts will be joining the party in style for the Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 13. All are welcome to join Bishop Alan M. Gates, The Crossing worshiping community of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul and the whole diocesan community for this joyful…

[Episcopal Relief & Development News Release]:  Episcopal Relief & Development is working with the ecumenical ACT Alliance in Nepal and local partners in northern India and southwest China regarding urgent needs and assessment efforts following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck near…

As the jury convenes this week in the sentencing phase of the trial of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the bishops of the Episcopal Church’s two Massachusetts dioceses today issued the following statement against the death penalty:As bishops of the Episcopal Church in…

After nearly a year, major renovations are still underway at the diocese's Cathedral Church of St. Paul at 138 Tremont Street in Boston, but on Saturday, May 2, everyone is invited to come take a peek inside and make their mark on the newly poured concrete slab that will be the foundation of the…

Bishop Alan M. Gates announced on March 25 the appointment of the Ven. W. Michael Hamilton to serve as archdeacon in the Diocese of Massachusetts. Along with the Ven. Patricia Zifcak, Hamilton will assist the bishops and the canon for ordained vocations, the Rev. Canon Edie Dolnikowski, with the…