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Bishop Knestout Announces the Appointment of Four New Deans within the Diocese of Richmond

August 30, 2022

Bishop Knestout has announced the appointment of four new deans within the Diocese of Richmond, effective Saturday, October 1, 2022.

The appointments are:

Very Rev. Anthony Morris, V.F., pastor of Saint Mary in Chesapeake, Church of the Holy Angels in Portsmouth, Church of the Resurrection in Portsmouth, and Saint Paul in Portsmouth, as dean of Deanery 3;

Very Rev. Francis Xavier Musolooza, V.F., pastor of Saint John the Evangelist in Waynesboro, as dean of Deanery 11;

Very Rev. John Asare, V.F., pastor of Saint Mary in Blacksburg, as dean of Deanery 13;

Very Rev. Christopher Martin Hess, V.F., pastor of Saint Anne in Bristol, Saint Bernard in Gate City, and Saint Patrick in Dungannon, as dean of Deanery 14.

Read more about the diocese’s deaneries and deans.

*Directory of Deaneries will be updated once appointments take effect