Robert Appleyard (bishop)
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Robert Bracewell Appleyard (November 27, 1917 – October 26, 1999) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh from 1968 to 1983.
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The Right Reverend Robert Bracewell Appleyard D.D. | |
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Bishop of Pittsburgh | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Pittsburgh |
Elected | November 14, 1967 |
In office | 1968–1983 |
Predecessor | Austin Pardue |
Successor | Alden Hathaway |
Orders | |
Ordination | January 1947 by Angus Dun |
Consecration | February 10, 1968 by John E. Hines |
Personal details | |
Born | November 27, 1917 |
Died | October 26, 1999 (age 81) Chester, Connecticut, United States |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican (prev. Methodist) |
Parents | Albert Edward Appleyard & Elizabeth Sharp |
Spouse | Katharine Louise Gelbach |
Children | Rev. Jonathan Appleyard, Rev. Daniel Appleyard, Jane Appleyard Roel, Rev Robert Bracewell Appleyard Jr. |
Occupation | Navy Chaplain, Methodist Minister, Episcopal Rector, Bishop of Pittsburgh, Assistant Bishop of Connecticut |
Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh (1968) |
Alma mater | Allegheny College, Union Theological Seminary |
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