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- ↑ Episcopal News Service, "New York’s St. Thomas Church hosts 'Twinning of York' centennial festivities, presiding bishop to preach", 8 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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- ↑ Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, Leadership. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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