A. Theodore Eastman, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, dies at 89

A. Theodore Eastman, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland from 1986 until he retired in 1994, whose moderate stances on social issues, including gay rights, made him a transitional figure within the church, died April 26 at a hospital in Arlington, Va. He was 89.

The cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease, said a daughter, Anne Eastman Rosenbaum.