The Priest at 'Church of the Presidents'
The Associated Press
Friday, January 19, 2007; 2:54 PM
-- NAME _ Luis Leon.
AGE-BIRTH DATE _ 57; Oct. 25, 1949, in Guantanamo, Cuba.
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EDUCATION _ Bachelor's, University of the South, 1971; Master of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1977.
EXPERIENCE _ Director of refugee resettlement, Diocese of Maryland, Baltimore, 1980-1982; rector, St. Paul's Church, Paterson, N.J., 1982-1988; rector, Trinity Parish, Wilmington, Del., 1988-1994; rector, St. John's Episcopal Church, Washington, 1994-present.
FAMILY _ Wife, Lu Stanton Leon; two daughters.
QUOTE _ "You know I think that perseverance is a very important Christian virtue, but only if you're moving in the right direction. If you're not moving in the right direction, perseverance then changes into something else. I think it changes into arrogance or hardheadedness."
