James A. Kowalski

Quick Facts

Full Name	James A. Kowalski
Occupation	Anglican Priest
Date Of Birth	Sep 11, 1951(1951-09-11)
Age	73
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York City
Horoscope	Capricorn

James A. Kowalski Biography

James A. Kowalski is one of the most popular and richest Anglican Priest who was born on September 11, 1951 in New York City, New York City, United States. 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”.

In November 2001, shortly after the September 11 attacks, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine called Kowalski to be their new dean. His diverse experience, promise to stay at least 10 years, and “a penchant for fund-raising” were reasons mentioned at the time for his election as ninth dean. One search committee member said he “came across as an intelligent, accessible and articulate clergyman….” He assumed his duties as dean in March 2002. However, due to a “devastating” fire at the cathedral in December 2001, his installation was delayed until April 13, 2002. The sermon at his installation ceremony was given by Mario Cuomo, former Governor of New York.

On November 30, 2008, Kowalski officially re-opened the cathedral after workers made repairs to the burned structure. Kowalski compared continuing the church’s programs while it was being re-built was “like living through a kitchen renovation, but …’We’re only doing it on a grander scale.'” The re- dedication ceremony was co-led by Kowalski, with the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, the Right Rev. Mark S. Sisk, the Episcopal bishop of New York. The ceremony was attended by many prominent politicians, including a former Mayor of New York, David N. Dinkins, Senator Charles E. Schumer and then-senator Hillary Clinton. After the ceremony, Kowalski said, “The massiveness of this cathedral is part of its ability to be a compelling, awe-inspiring place….”

In a 2015 open letter, Kowalski discussed the recent controversies about police shootings in the United States:

Kowalski served as rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Darien, Connecticut from 1993 to 2001, for nine years at one of the largest Episcopal churches in the United States, with 4,000 members. He raised a capital campaign of $2.8 million and increased giving by $450,000 annually to St. Luke’s parish. Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree.

James A. Kowalski Net Worth

James A. Kowalski is one of the richest Anglican Priest from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James A. Kowalski 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kowalski earned a bachelor’s degree in English, at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, a notable honors society. He attended Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, after a hiatus at New York University School of Law, he returned to theology studies in 1976 and graduated in 1978 with a master’s degree in divinity. In the meantime, in 1976, he married Anne Brewer, a medical doctor who has also been an ordained Episcopal priest since 1980. They have two grown children.

In 1978, Kowalski was ordained as a deacon. He served for a time as a chaplain at the University of Vermont and was curate at Trinity Church in Newtown, Connecticut. After ordination to the priesthood, he served as priest at the Church of the Good Shepherd and Parish House in Hartford, Connecticut from 1982 to 1993. He earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Hartford Seminary.

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.

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James Ranked on the list of most popular Anglican Priest. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James A. Kowalski celebrates birthday on September 11 of every year.