Dean, The Cathedral of Saint Philip
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler serves as Dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, one of the largest parishes in The Episcopal Church. He has served on the boards of several schools and agencies and helped develop the formal structure of Atlanta's first interfaith group, the Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta. He previously served as Dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina.
Dean Candler is a writer and a frequent teacher and preacher in the US and the wider Anglican Communion and speaks regularly on the role of religion in matters of science and environmental sustainability.
He was elected to his second term on The Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees in 2024.
He received a BA, cum laude, from Occidental College, an MDiv, magna cum laude, from Yale University Divinity School, and a DDiv, honoris causa, from The University of the South.
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