Ronald H. Haines

The Reverend Ronald H. Haines, of Silver Spring, Md., a native of Wilmington, Del., was the Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, D.C., a position from which he retired in 2000. He began his seminary education while employed as an engineer in private business and was ordained to the priesthood in 1967. Haines oversaw 93 congregations and served as chief executive officer of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which includes the Washington National Cathedral, its affiliated schools and institutions. He was closely involved in the diocese's committee on medical ethics.