of New York
1047 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10025
Tel: (212) 316-7400
info@dioceseny.org
Transition Office Contacts
The Rev. Canon Nora Smith
Canon for Transition Ministry, Intake Officer
Cell: 917-319-3959
nsmith@dioceseny.org
Mr. Alito Orsini
Liaison to Canon for Ministry, Liaison to Canon for Transition Ministry
Office: 212-316-7414
Fax: 212-932-7368
aorsini@dioceseny.org
Communications Contacts
Mr. Nicholas Richardson
Director of Communications, Editor, Episcopal New Yorker
Office: 212-316-7520
Fax: 212-932-7323
nrichardson@dioceseny.org
Mr. Andrew Gary
Assistant to the Chief of Finance and Operations, Communications & Editorial Assistant
Office: 212-932-7322
Fax: 212-932-7323
agary@dioceseny.org
Change in Transitions
The Rev. Canon Deborah Tammearu
The Rev. Canon Deborah Tammearu to Retire Dec 31; The Rev. Nora Smith to Be New Canon for Transition Ministry
Bishop Dietsche announced Sept 21 that Canon Deborah Tammearu would step down from her role as Canon for Transition Ministry at the end of 2018, and that the Rev. Nora Smith, currently serving on the Bishop’s staff as director of Strategic Programs, will take her place.
The Rev. Nora Smith
“This is a poignant moment for both Deb and me,” the Bishop wrote in his message to the diocese, “as she was the first person I invited onto my staff after becoming your bishop, and in the years since has helped shepherd the call of new clergy leadership for at least half the churches in the diocese.”