Randolph Marshall Hollerith(born 1963) is an American Episcopal priest. Since August 2016, he has been the dean of

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, the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and the

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of the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.

Life and career

Hollerith had served as rector of St. James Episcopal Church,

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, from 2000 to 2016. His brother is Herman Hollerith IV, a retired Bishop of Southern Virginia. Hollerith earned a bachelor's degree from

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and a master's degree from

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. He was

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in the Episcopal Church as a

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on June 2, 1990, and as a

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on April 16, 1991; both ordinations were by Peter J. Lee, Bishop of Virginia. He was appointed a member of the Order of St John (MStJ) in September 2017.

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