Our Dean Search has concluded with the election of The Rev. Canon Erika von Haaren as the 15th Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona.

We give thanks to and for our search team and all the hard work and prayerful labor that they put into this discernment!

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Our Discernment has been guided by this prayer for vision, faith and God’s presence.

To learn more, contact Search Chair, Christopher Bates, or Senior Warden, Amy Carlile.

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Timeline to Date

September 2025: the Parish Profile has been submitted to the Bishop’s Office for approval and we are completing the questionnaire from the Office of Transition Ministries.

Summer 2025: the Parish Profile is being developed.

May 2025 – A survey from the Search Committee is sent to the congregation to guide them in assembling our parish profile, a document viewed by prospective dean candidates to learn more about us.

November 2024 – Search Committee members announced to the congregation and blessed during Sunday worship.

March 2, 2024 – Canon Anita Braden leads Trinity parishioners through a Day of Discernment to start the dean search process.

January 21, 2024 – Dean Troy Mendez’s final Sunday service.

Committee Members

Chris Bates (chair), Paula Aguayo, Carmen Arocho-Vera, Diane Becket, Manny Burruel, Eve Hartman, John Larson, Connie Lewis, Elsie Szecsy, Jennifer Sprague, Robert Spring, and Karl Wicker.