Donald Hathaway Valentine Hallock (April 13, 1908 – November 7, 1996) was the eighth Bishop of the

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Early life and education

He was born in

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on April 13, 1908, the son of the Reverend Frank Hudson Hallock and Anne Walbridge Brown. He was educated at

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between 1926 and 1927, before studying at the

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, from where he earned a

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in 1930 and a

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in 1933. He also graduated with a

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from

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Theological Seminary in 1935. He was awarded a

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in 1952. He married Ruth Clayre Graham on September 14, 1930, and together had five children.

Ordained ministry

Hallock was ordained deacon on November 25, 1934, and priest on June 16, 1935, by Bishop Benjamin F. P. Ivins. He was priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity Church in

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between 1935 and 1940. He also served as priest-in-charge of Kemper Memorial Church in

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, Trinity Church in

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, and St Michael and All Angels' Church in

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between 1938 and 1940. In 1940, he served in the Army during World War II, leaving active duty as a colonel in 1946. He was consequently awarded the

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. In 1946 he became rector of St John's Church in

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, while in 1949, he became rector of Grace Church in

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Bishop

In October 1951, during the 104th annual council of the diocese, Hallock was elected as Coadjutor Bishop of Milwaukee. He was consecrated on January 10, 1952, by Bishop Benjamin F. P. Ivins. Among his co-consecrators, there were two bishops from the

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, including

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. He served as coadjutor bishop from 1952 to 1953 and succeeded as diocesan of Milwaukee on January 1, 1953, a post he retained his retirement in 1973. During his retirement, he assisted at All Saints' Church in

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. He died on November 7, 1996, at his home in

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"Bishop Hallock of Milwaukee Dies"
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'', 8 December 1996. Retrieved on 13 October 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hallock, Donald Hathaway Valentine 1908 births 1996 deaths Carleton College alumni University of Wyoming alumni People from Menominee, Michigan 20th-century Anglican bishops in the United States Episcopal bishops of Milwaukee