Bishop Young was presented with a ring \u201d\u201c placed on his finger by his wife during the service \u201d\u201c that was designed and made locally by the Eppersons. It features the diocesan seal: Three crosses on the background of a shield symbolize the three dioceses now present in Tennessee, accompanied by representations of mountains and dogwood blossoms. The dogwood blossom is a symbol of Christianity and of the East Tennessee region. The ring also has a crossed key and crosier which represent the bishop. Young\u2019s gold pectoral cross was a gift from the clergy of the diocese. Several of Young\u2019s vestments were gifts from Bishop Keyser, St. Peter\u2019s Church in Fernandina Beach, Florida, where Young was formerly rector, and the Diocese of Florida. The new bishop\u2019s wife, daughter Lucy, and son George, clothed Young with his stole, chasuble, pectoral cross and miter during the service.<\/p>\n
Bishop Young succeeds the Rt. Rev. Charles G. vonRosenberg, who has served the diocese as its third bishop since 1999.<\/p>\n