William Wallace Horstick (January 31, 1902 – May 27, 1973) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the second

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from 1944 till 1969.

Biography

Horstick was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on January 31, 1902, the son of John Franklin Horstick and Emma Machen. He graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity from

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Theological Seminary in 1928, and received two honorary degrees from the same institution: Doctor of Divinity (1944) and Doctor of Canon Law. (1969). In December 1928, Horstick was ordained deacon by Bishop Benjamin F. P. Ivins of Milwaukee, and priest in June 1929 by Bishop Reginald Heber Weller of Fond du Lac. He became curate at the Church of the Redeemer in

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, while in 1931 he became rector of Trinity Church in Aurora, Illinois. On July 28, 1937, he was married Joan E. Piersen and together had four children. He was elected second Bishop of the

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on April 18, 1944, and consecrated on June 29, 1944, in

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. He retired on December 31, 1969, and was succeeded by

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References

Obituary, ''Nashotah Review'', Fall 1973, pp. 145–146 {{DEFAULTSORT:Horstick, William Wallace 1902 births 1973 deaths Nashotah House alumni 20th-century American Episcopalians Episcopal bishops of Eau Claire 20th-century American clergy