Bishop
Stewart was elected Bishop of Western Massachusetts in 1970. He was consecrated on September 19, 1970. During his time in Western Massachusetts, he founded numerous parishes and established the new prayer book as the regular form of worship in the diocese. In 1983, Presiding Bishop John Allin asked him to become Executive for Administration at the Episcopal Church Center, which he accepted. He resigned as Bishop of Western Massachusetts in 1984. In 1987, he became executive vice-president for the Church Pension Group. Stewart retired in 1997 and died on August 12, 1999, in Springfield, Massachusetts, due to complications of pancreatic cancer.
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