Addison Hosea (September 11, 1914 - December 14, 1985) was an

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prelate who served as the forth Bishop of Lexington from 1971 to 1985.

Early life and education

Hosea was born on September 11, 1914, in

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, the son of Addison Hosea and Alma Bowden. He was educated at the Pikeville High School, before studying at the

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, from 1930 to 1931. He later studied at Atlantic Christian College, from where he graduated with a

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in 1938. Between 1932 and 1934, and again from 1938 till 1941, he taught in various school in North Carolina. On June 24, 1944, he married Jane Eubank Marston, and together had three children. He enrolled at Sewanee: The University of the South and earned a

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in 1949. He was awarded a

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from the University of the South in 1970 and another from the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Kentucky in 1968.

Ordained Ministry

Hosea was ordained deacon in December 1948 and then priest on June 23, 1949, by Bishop Tom Wright of

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. After ordination, he became priest-in-charge of St Gabriel's Church in

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, a post he kept till 1951, and subsequently, between 1949 and 1954, rector of St Paul's Church in

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. During his time in

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, he also directed the diocesan youth camp and, later, the department of Christian Education. In 1954, he moved to

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and became rector of St John's Church, a post he retained till 1970. Subsequently, from 1954 till 1959 and 1965 till 1970, he was Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in

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Episcopacy

On February 10, 1970, at a Special Convention of the Diocese of Lexington, Hosea was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Lexington. He was consecrated on May 12, 1970, in Christ Church,

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, by the Bishop of Lexington William R. Moody. He succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1971 and retained the post till his retirement in November 1985, a month before his death on December 14, 1985, at the University of Kentucky Hospital."Lexington Loses Two Former Bishops"
''Episcopal News Service'', 9 January 1986. Retrieved on 28 May 2020.

References

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