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Richard A. Kirchhoffer
Richard Ainslie Kirchhoffer (June 28, 1890 – May 31, 1977) was seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, serving from 1939 to 1959. Early life and education Kirchhoffer was born in Souris, Manitoba, Canada on June 28, 1890, the son of Irish parents Richard Beresford Kirchhoffer and Mary Elizabeth Young. His grandfather and two great-grandfathers were clergymen in the Church of Ireland. He studied at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1913. He also studied at the General Theological Seminary and graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1916. He was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology from General, and a Doctor of Divinity from the University of Southern California, in 1939. Ordained ministry Kirchhoffer was ordained deacon for the Episcopal Diocese of California, Diocese of California in April 1916 by Bishop Charles Fiske of Central New York, and became assistant at All Saints' Church in Worcester, Massachusetts. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of Indianapolis
The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, formerly known as the Episcopal Diocese of Indiana, is a diocese in Province V (for the Midwest region) of the Episcopal Church. It encompasses the southern two-thirds of the state of Indiana. Its see is in Indianapolis, Indiana, at Christ Church Cathedral. According to the diocesan newsletter, the diocese has 10,137 communicants in 49 parishes. The current bishop is Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, the first African-American woman to serve as diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church and the first woman to succeed another woman as a diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church; Catherine Waynick served as bishop of the diocese from 1997 to 2017. History Like many of the Episcopal dioceses in the Midwest, the history of the Diocese of Indianapolis begins with the consecration of Jackson Kemper as Missionary Bishop of the Northwest in 1835. At the time, Indiana was a wilderness and the first Anglican meetings were often held in remote Methodist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
