Charles Judson Child Jr. (April 25, 1923 – January 5, 2004) was the seventh bishop of the

Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, with jurisdiction over middle and north Georgia. It is in Province IV of the Episcopal Church and its cathedral, the Cathedral of St. Phi ...

. He was consecrated as

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in 1978, and served as diocesan bishop from 1983 to 1989.

Early life

Judson Child was born on April 25, 1923, in North Bergen, New Jersey. In 1944, he graduated from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He later attended the School of Theology at the same institution and, in 1947, received his

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Career

On February 2, 1947, Child was ordained as a deacon by

Benjamin M. Washburn Benjamin Martin Washburn (June 1, 1887 – October 16, 1966) was an American prelate who served as the fifth bishop of Newark in The Episcopal Church. Early life and education Washburn was born on June 1, 1887, in Bethel, Vermont, United States. ...

, Bishop of Newark, New Jersey. On March 1, 1948, Washburn ordained Child as a priest. From 1947 to 1951, Child served as assistant to the

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of St Paul's Church,

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of St Bartholomew's Church, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey."The Rt. Rev. Charles Judson Child Jr."
''Episcopal News Service'', 7 January 2004. Retrieved on 18 February 2020. In 1967, having served sixteen years in Ho-Ho-Kus, Child took a post as Canon Pastor at St. Philip's Cathedral in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1978, he was elected Bishop

Suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

, serving with

Bennett Sims Bennett Jones Sims (August 9, 1920 – July 17, 2006) was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, consecrated in 1972. Upon retirement from the Diocese in 1983, Sims founded the Institute for Servant Leadership at Emory University a ...

. Upon Sims' retirement, Child was elected diocesan bishop. He was installed in 1983 and retired in 1989. Renowned for his quick wit, open heart, and grand sense of humor, Child continued to be well loved and active in the diocese well after his retirement until his death on January 5, 2004.

Consecrators

John Allin John Maury Allin (April 22, 1921 – March 6, 1998) was an American Episcopalian bishop who served as the 23rd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1974 to 1985. Early life Allin was born in Helena, Arkansas. He graduated from the Un ...

, 23rd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church *

, 6th Bishop of Atlanta *

Randolph Claiborne Randolph Royall Claiborne Jr. (November 7, 1906 - February 22, 1986) was the 5th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, elected in 1952. Previously he had served as Bishop Suffragan in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. Background Randolph wa ...

, 5th Bishop of Atlanta C. Judson Child was the 723rd bishop consecrated in the Episcopal Church.

References

Atlanta Diocese Centennial History
page on Child. * ''The Episcopal Church Annual''. Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005). {{DEFAULTSORT:Child, C. Judson Jr. Episcopal bishops of Atlanta 1923 births 2004 deaths Sewanee: The University of the South alumni American religious leaders People from North Bergen, New Jersey 20th-century American Episcopalians

Early life

Career

Consecrators

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