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Father Dane Boston,

Christ Church Rector,

Leaving Cooperstown

Promoted, He Returns To S.C. Cathedral

The Rev. Dane E. Boston, his wife Debbie and their children, accepts parishioners' applause during his induction Dec. 21, 2016, as rector of Christ Episcopal Church; he had arrived in Cooperstown the previous August.  The Right Rev. William H. Love, bishop of the Albany Diocese, officiated. Father Boston succeeded the Rev. Mark Michael, who took a position in Virginia. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)

COOPERSTOWN  – Father Dane Boston, four-year rector at Christ Church Episcopal, today advised his congregation he is returning to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, S.C., as dean, the ranking position after that of bishop.

The upcoming Christmas service will be his last locally, he said.

The announcement comes at a time of transition in the Cooperstown clergy:

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