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Richard Beamon Martin (February 23, 1913 - April 11, 2012) was a bishop in
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.


Early life and education

Martin was born on February 23, 1913, in
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, the son of Benjamin Butler Martin and Viola Glasgow. He was educated at the Georgetown High School and later graduated with a
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in 1937 from Allen University. Later he thought languages and social studies at Georgetown High School. He then studied at Bishop Payne Divinity School, which merged with Virginia Theological Seminary in 1949. Martin graduated in 1942 with a
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. In 1955 he graduated with a
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from Allen University.


Ordained ministry

After graduation, Martin was ordained deacon on June 8, 1942, and priest in February 1943. His first assignment was as priest-in-charge of the Church of the Good Shepherd in
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, and St Augustine's Church in Wedgefield, South Carolina. In the meantime, he also was an educator of philosophy and English at
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. In 1944 he became rector of Grace Church in
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, and was also Archdeacon of Southern Virginia. Between 1963 and 1967 he served as rector of St Philip's Church in
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, and between 1965 and 1967 he was also the archdeacon of Brooklyn.


Bishop

He was elected Suffragan Bishop of Long Island in 1966 and was consecrated on February 2, 1967, by Presiding Bishop
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in the Cathedral of the Incarnation in
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. During his time as bishop, he was known for his reconciling spirit and as an advocate for recruitment, training and deployment of Black people seeking Holy Orders. His autobiography was published in 2006, when he was 93.


References

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