John Buckman Walthour (August 24, 1904 – October 29, 1952) was the 4th
bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta in the
United States.
Background
He was born 24 August 1904 in
Cape May, New Jersey, the son of Harry Clayton and Helen Millward Walthour.
Frederick F. Reese
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, the Bishop of
Georgia ordained Walthour as
deacon and
priest in 1931. On 21 October 1931 he married Margaret Simkins Baker.
He was called to Grace Church in
Waycross, Georgia, remaining there only briefly before being called to
St. Andrew's Church in
Tampa, Florida. From 1941 to 1947, he served as
chaplain
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at
United States Military Academy, West Point. In 1947, Walthour was called to be
Dean of the
Cathedral of St. Philip in
Atlanta, Georgia.
He was consecrated Bishop in 1952 and died within his first year.
Consecrators
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Henry Knox Sherrill,
20th
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In mathematics
*20 is a pronic number.
*20 is a tetrahedral number as 1, 4, 10, 20.
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Presiding Bishop of the
Episcopal Church USA
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*
Edwin A. Penick
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Oliver J. Hart
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Early life and education
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John Walthour was the
511th bishop consecrated in the
Episcopal Church.
See also
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Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
*
List of Bishop Succession in the Episcopal Church
References
Diocesan Centennial WebsiteBishop Walthour page. Accessed: 1 March 2006
* ''The Episcopal Church Annual''. Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005).
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1904 births
1952 deaths
People from Cape May, New Jersey
Episcopal bishops of Atlanta
American military chaplains
United States Military Academy faculty
World War II chaplains
20th-century American Episcopalians
20th-century American clergy