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I removed the 'motherchurch' attribution - I'm sure their own website claims the title, but it's neither true nor accurate. It's a matter of historical, not hierarchical, priority -- a 'motherchurch' is a congregation from which other congregations are founded. For instance, Trinity Wall Street was the mother church of most of the Episcopal parishes in Central and Western New York. St. John the Divine is a late foundation even in New York City, let alone in the diocese. MichaelTinkler