 Douglas
McCaleb named as
dean of Trinity Cathedral
Trinity
Cathedral, Miami, announced on Oct. 3 the selection of the Rev.
Douglas W. McCaleb as the third dean in the cathedral’s history.
He will begin his ministry there on Jan. 1, 2006.
McCaleb, 56,
is the rector of Christ Church in Winchester, Va., a congregation
that has grown from 800 to 1200 members during his 10 years in the
parish.
A native of
California, McCaleb earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University
of California, Berkeley in 1971 and did graduate work at the Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
He received
the Master of Divinity degree from the General Theological Seminary
in New York in 1987. While in New York, he served as an intern in
both urban and suburban churches, as well as at a crisis shelter
for teenagers.
Before beginning
his seminary studies, McCaleb served for three years as a lieutenant
in the United States Coast Guard and seven years as a Foreign Affairs
Officer with the United States Department of Commerce.
Prior to coming
to Christ Church as priest-in-charge in 1995, McCaleb served for
two years as assistant at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square,
in Washington, DC, the historic church often called “the church
of presidents” because of its location directly across the
street from the White House. Among his duties at St. John’s
was responsibility for leading an urban outreach program.
The multiculturalism
of Miami, McCaleb says, reminds him of Washington. What led him
to seek the position at the cathedral is “the opportunity
for urban ministry”.
“What an exciting time to be in Miami!” McCaleb says.
“The opportunities for outreach, for evangelism, for exciting
worship—the sky’s the limit.”
Trinity Cathedral
was founded June 10, 1896, as Trinity Church. In 1970 it became
the cathedral for the newly formed Diocese of Southeast Florida.
The present building at 464 NE 16 Street, Miami, completed in 1925,
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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