Cathedral Church of the Advent (Birmingham, Alabama) refitted for a carillon of fifteen bells, cast by Fonderie Paccard of Lac d'Annecy, France. In both 2005 and 2012, readers of the Birmingham News named the cathedral choir "Best Church Choir". Today, the Church of the Advent comprises nearly 4,000 members, making it one of the ten largest Episcopal churches in the United States. The current Dean of the Cathedral is the Very Reverend Andrew C. Pearson, Jr. The Cathedral campus is also home to the Advent Episcopal Day School. Cathedral Church of the Advent (Birmingham, Alabama) The Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, is the mother
The Reverend in the Roman Catholic Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In some churches, especially Protestant churches in the United States, ordained ministers are often addressed as "Pastor" (as in "Pastor John" or "Pastor Smith"). "Pastor", however, is considered more correct in some churches when the minister in question is the head of a church or congregation. Male Christian priests are usually addressed as "Father" or, for example, as "Father John" or "Father Smith". However, in official correspondence, such priests are not normally referred to as "Father John", "Father Smith", or "Father John Smith", but as "The Reverend John Smith".