Frederick Barton Wolf (April 12, 1922 – January 5, 1999) was bishop of the

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from 1968 to 1986.

Early Years and priesthood

Wolf was born in

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. He graduated from

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and

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. He was ordained deacon in 1945, priest in 1946. He served as priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity Church in

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from 1946 till 1950 and Rector of St Christopher Church from 1950 till 1954 when he was appointed Dean of St John's Cathedral in

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. He was also associate secretary for leadership training in the department of Christian education for the Executive Council from 1957 till 1959. In 1959 he became Rector of St Peter's in

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. While in Bennington, he was closely associated with the Parish Training Program of the Province of New England, a summer field work program for seminarians. He was also president of the standing committee of the Diocese of Vermont, a member of the Diocesan Council and a delegate to the Vermont Church Council. He also served as a deputy to General Convention and is a consultant to the convention's Liturgical Commission.

Episcopacy

On June 14, 1968, Wolf was elected Bishop of Maine on the 13th ballot. He was consecrated on October 4, 1968, in the Cathedral of St. Luke in Portland. The co-consecrators were Walter H. Gray, Bishop of Connecticut, and

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, Bishop of Rhode Island."Presiding Bishop to Ordain Reverends Wolf and Elebash"
''The Archives of the Episcopal Church''. Retrieved on 14 July 2018.

Family

Wolf married Barbara Buckley and had three daughters.

References

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