Don Wimberly
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Don Adger Wimberly (born June 10, 1937) was chancellor of the University of the South in Sewanee from 1997 to 2003. He also served as Bishop of Lexington and then Bishop of Texas in The Episcopal Church.
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The Right Reverend Don Adger Wimberly | |
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Bishop of Texas | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Texas |
Elected | June 15, 2002 |
In office | 2003–2009 |
Predecessor | Claude E. Payne |
Successor | C. Andrew Doyle |
Other post(s) | Assistant Bishop of Atlanta |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 1971 by Harold B. Robinson |
Consecration | September 22, 1984 by John Allin |
Personal details | |
Born | (1937-06-10) June 10, 1937 (age 87) |
Denomination | Anglican (prev. Methodist) |
Parents | Herbert Wright Wimberly & Mary Elizabeth Adger |
Spouse | Edwina Aileen Jones |
Children | 2 |
Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Lexington (1984-1985) Bishop of Lexington (1985-1999) Assistant Bishop of Texas (1999-2002) Coadjutor Bishop of Texas (2002-2003) |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
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