James A. Kowalski

James A. Kowalski was the 9th dean of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, of the Episcopal Church in New York City, the largest city in the United States. He had been Dean from April 13, 2002, until he stepped down effective June 2017.

James A. Kowalski
Dean of Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York
ChurchEpiscopal Church in the United States of America
AppointedNovember 2001
InstalledApril 13, 2002
PredecessorHarry Houghton Pritchett, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1951-09-11)September 11, 1951
Willimantic, Connecticut

Kowalski's father was Roman Catholic and his mother was Jewish, but they joined the Episcopal Church when they started a family. His father was "a blue collar worker, [who] served on the vestry...." Kowalski was born on September 11, 1951, in Willimantic, Connecticut, also described as a "blue collar town".

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