John Joseph Meakin Harte (July 28, 1914 – December 19, 1999) was an American Episcopal Bishop. The second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, Harte was consecrated in 1954 and served as bishop from 1962 to 1978.

Early life

Joseph Harte was a graduate of Springfield High School in his hometown of

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. Harte went on to graduate at Washington and Jefferson College and the

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, New York. After graduation, Harte was ordained at the

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in New York City. After proposing to Alice Taylor on their first date, the two were married on October 14, 1941.

Ministry

Harte was awarded the Brotherhood Award from the

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for his work in the prevention of riots in Arizona in the 1960s and 1970s. He served as the bishop of the

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from 1962 to 1978. He was the founder of the

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organization Episcopalians for Life in 1967. He served on the Standing Liturgical Commission of the Episcopal Church during the preparation of the 1979

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.Bishop Joseph M. Harte Biography
Harte was preceded by Arthur Barksdale Kinsolving II and was succeeded by the Right Reverend Joseph T. Heistand.

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Obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harte, Joseph M. 1914 births 1999 deaths American anti-abortion activists 20th-century Anglican bishops in the United States Washington & Jefferson College alumni General Theological Seminary alumni Episcopal bishops of Dallas Episcopal bishops of Arizona