Calvin Onderdonk Schofield Jr., (born January 6, 1933), the second Bishop of the

Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida The Episcopal Church in Southeast Florida is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) which extends from Key West, Florida on the south, to Jensen Beach on the north and inland to Clewiston on the west. Major ci ...

, was born in 1933, in Delhi, New York, the son of Calvin O. Schofield and his wife, Mabel Ellen Schofield.''Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005'' New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, p. 814 He is a member of the Onderdonk family of New York which produced two 19th-century bishops,

Henry Ustick Onderdonk Henry Ustick Onderdonk (March 16, 1789 – December 6, 1858) was the second Episcopal bishop of Pennsylvania. Early life Onderdonk was born in New York City.Batterson, 94 He studied at Columbia University, receiving his degree in 1805, and then ...

in the

Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America encompassing the counties of Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester and Delaware in the state of Pennsylvania. The Diocese has 36,641 ...

and

Benjamin Treadwell Onderdonk Benjamin Treadwell Onderdonk (July 15, 1791, New York City – April 30, 1861, New York) was the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York from 1830–1861. Early years A member of a prominent Hempstead family, Onderdonk graduated from Colu ...

in the

Episcopal Diocese of New York The Episcopal Diocese of New York is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, encompassing three New York City boroughs and seven New York state counties.

Education

Schofield attended Hobart College and received a B.A. in 1959. He studied theology at the

Berkeley Divinity School Berkeley Divinity School, founded in 1854, is a seminary of The Episcopal Church in New Haven, Connecticut. Along with Andover Newton Theological School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Berkeley is one of the three "Partners on the Quad," ...

at Yale University and received an M.Div. in 1962.

Honorary degrees

Schofield has received the following honorary degrees: * 1979, D.D., Berkley Divinity School at Yale University; * 1980, S.T.D., Hobart College; * 1984, D.D., University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

Ministry

Schofield was ordained to the diaconate June 30, 1962, and to the priesthood December 31, 1962. He served as

curate A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, now Cathedral,

St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ...

, from 1962–1964, when he left to become vicar of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, in Miami, Florida, where he stayed until he was elected bishop coadjutor of the

Episcopal Diocese of South Florida The Episcopal Diocese of South Florida was a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, which was created in 1922 out of what had been the Missionary Jurisdiction of Southern Florida, sometimes called the Missionary District o ...

and was consecrated on March 23, 1979. On January 1, 1980, he became the second bishop of Southeast Florida and served until his retirement in 2000. He also served as a chaplain in the United States Navy Reserve 1962-1985.

Family

Schofield married Elaine Fullerton on August 3, 1963, and they have two children. In their retirement, the Schofields enjoy skiing in Colorado and sailing in Florida. Bishop Schofield still finds time to perform episcopal functions such as confirmations and ordinations.

References

External links

The Diocese of Southeast Florida

St. Peter's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Florida
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schofield, Calvin Jr. Living people 1933 births Berkeley Divinity School alumni Episcopal bishops of Southeast Florida