The Very Reverend Walter Brownridge is an Episcopal (Anglican) Priest and since October 2011,  currently serves as the Twentieth Dean of the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Honolulu, Hawaii.
 
Prior to his appointment to Hawaii, Fr. Brownridge served for five years as Associate Dean for Community Life at the School of Theology, Sewanee: The University of the South. His principal duties concerned the overall formation of seminarians for the priesthood and to facilitate their formation in a variety of aspects beyond academic their work. Dean Brownridge was also a faculty member who lectured in the areas of Missiology, Canon Law and Ethics (focusing on Church and Society).
 
Prior to his appointment at Sewanee, Fr. Brownridge served in the Diocese of Cape Town, South Africa (The Anglican Church of Southern Africa he was a Canon at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town. St. George’s Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Anglican Communion in Southern Africa. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cape Town where many illustrious bishops have served including The Archbishop Emeritus Desmond M. Tutu.  At St. George’s Fr. Brownridge first served as Canon Precentor in charge of liturgy and worship. He later assumed the title as Canon Pastor responsible for pastoral care, the Cathedral HIV/AIDS ministry and the Cathedral’s participation in the International Cross of Nails, a global network involved in the ministry of justice, peace and reconciliation.  Prior to his South Africa tenure, Fr. Brownridge was ordained in the Diocese of Ohio and served as the Associate Rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
 
Prior to entering seminary to study for the Episcopal Priesthood, Walter practiced law and worked in public policy for ten years.  In Washington, D.C. Walter served as Special Counsel and Assistant to a U.S. Senator. Walter served for four years as a Trial Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Justice Department prosecuting white-collar crime.  He has served as Executive Assistant to the Mayor/Counsel to the Chief of Police for the City of Cleveland, Ohio.  Fr. Brownridge has long maintained a scholarly and personal interest in political theology and the role of religion and faith-based organizations in public policy.  He has served on the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland's Commission on Racism. In the Diocese of Ohio, he served on the Peace and Justice Commission and The Episcopal Peace Fellowship.  Fr. Brownridge is a member of the Episcopal Church's National and Ohio Public Policy Network. He has lectured and written on the issues of race, public policy, and the role of the church. Walter is a member of The Potomac Coalition, a political and public policy group whose primary membership urban professionals who are interested in the political and economic development and opportunity in the urban America.
 
In service at the National level of the Episcopal Church, Dean Brownridge is a member of the Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons.
 
In the areas of Professional Development, Dean Brownridge is a member of the Gathering of Leaders, an organization of transformational leaders in the Episcopal Church dedicated to the missionary call of Christ and growing the Church in spiritual depth and in numbers. Walter completed National Leadership Training in Community Organizing led by the Gamaliel Foundation (2002), a National Institute that promotes, trains and support Faith – Based community Organizing.  Fr. Brownridge completed training in Multi-cultural Congregational Leadership through a program in the Diocese of New York under the direction of the Rev. Eric Law (2000). Fr. Brownridge’s experience in South Africa has highlighted for him to the vital role of spirituality and pastoral care as a matter of personal and community development.  In South Africa, he has studied and trained in Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Counseling and as a facilitator for Labyrinth workshops through Veriditas (2005).
 
Dean Brownridge is the author of an article published in the religious journal Fellowship Papers entitled "We've Come this Far by Faith: Reflections on Afro/Anglican Catholicism Past, Present, Future".  Fr. Brownridge is a graduate of John Carroll University with a B.A. in Political Science (1978).  He holds a M.A. in International Relations from the University of San Diego (1985) and a J.D. from Georgetown University (1987) and a Masters of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary in New York City (2000).  While in graduate and professional school, Dean Brownridge developed his political and academic interest in South Africa. Fr. Brownridge has written on South Africa from the diverse perspectives of law, politics and theology. Walter has been married since 1982 to his wife, Christina Nader Brownridge. They are the parents of two sons, Alec Thurgood, a Senior at Brown University, and Martin Desmond, a High School Junior at the Iolani (Episcopal) School in Honolulu.

John Renke, Canon Precentor and Cathedral Director of Music, is passionate in his various roles as an organist, conductor, composer, liturgist and teacher.  He has held positions in the San Francisco Bay Area's most prestigious churches, including Grace Cathedral, St. Mary's Cathedral, and the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi where he founded the internationally acclaimed SCHOLA CANTORUM SAN FRANCISCO (ScholaSF). In addition to his cathedral duties, John continues with ScholaSF as its Director Emeritus, and is a popular recitalist, performing throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia.

The Right Reverend Robert L. Fitzpatrick has assigned the Venerable Patricia Reynolds, Archdeacon of the Diocese of Hawaii, as the Deacon of the Cathedral of St Andrew. As the Archdeacon, she assists the Bishop in oversight of the Deacons of the Diocese, the discernment of ministry for those aspiring to become Deacons, and is responsible for the oversight of the training for Eucharistic Ministers and Eucharistic Visitors.  Since her ordination to the Diaconate in November 1995, Archdeacon Reynolds has served as Deacon to Epiphany Church, the Waikiki Chapel, St. Alban’s of Iolani School, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Kailua. The ArchDeacon’s non-liturgical ministry is at the Hawaii State Hospital in Kane`oh and remains an active ministry. †