Herman "Holly" Hollerith, 53, elected bishop on September 27, 2008, has been a Virginia resident for much of his life. During the 25 years of his ordained ministry, "Holly" has served a majority of his time in Virginia parishes, including Christ Church, Roanoke, St. John's Church, Lynchburg and most recently, Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 13, 1955, Hollerith spent his formative years in Alexandria, Virginia. After high school, he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Denison University in Grandville, Ohio, and his Master of Divinity Degree from Yale University Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut. After Divinity School "Holly" served as a Chaplain Intern in the Forensic Psychiatry Division of St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, DC. He was ordained to the deaconate and to the priesthood in 1983, where he served as Assistant and Interim Rector of Christ Church, Roanoke, Virginia. In 1985, Hollerith became Associate Rector of St. John's Church and Episcopal Chaplain to Randolph Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, Virginia. After five years in Lynchburg, he was called to be the rector of Prince George Winyah in Georgetown, South Carolina, where he served for nine years. In August 1999, the vestry called him to be the 36th rector of the historic Williamsburg church, Bruton Parish, where he served until the call to become Southern Virginia's 10th Bishop. Since returning to Virginia, Hollerith has continued his long held interest in shaping the church to face modern challenges including congregational development, issues of clergy wellness, outreach ministries and ministry to youth and young adults. Bishop-elect Hollerith is married to Elizabeth Salmons and they have three children, William, 21, David, 18, and Elizabeth, 12. Building and working on his boat is a favorite past-time. A self proclaimed "closet engineer" Holly has an interest in maritime archeology and early marine steam technology. This interest is obviously a family trait as his grandfather and great-grandfather were engineers themselves. His grandfather was also a renowned photographer of the arrival of Chesapeake Bay steamboats and waterfront images including docks, boats, and waterfront occupations. Those images can be found today in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. His great-grandfather, Herman Hollerith, Sr. was also a well-known inventor in the early 1900's whose inventions were the foundation of the modern information processing industry.