Bradford Hastings

The Right Reverend William Bradford Turner Hastings D.D.
Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Connecticut
Elected	May 16, 1981
In office	1981–1986
Orders
Ordination	May 1944 by  William Scarlett
Consecration	October 23, 1981 by  John Allin
Personal details
Born	(1919-12-13)December 13, 1919 Garden City, New York, United States
Died	December 2, 1992(1992-12-02) (aged 72) Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Alfred Abbott Hastings & Dorothy Quincy Turner
Spouse	Virginia Floyd
Children	4

William Bradford Turner Hastings (December 13, 1919 - December 2, 1992) was suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut from his election in 1981 until his retirement in 1986. ^[1]

Early life and education

Hastings was born on December 13, 1919, in Garden City, New York, the son of the Reverend Alfred Abbott Hastings and Dorothy Quincy Turner. He was educated at the Trinity-Pawling School, before studying at the Union College from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1941. On July 31, 1942, he married Virginia Floyd and together had four children. He then enrolled at the Virginia Theological Seminary from where he earned his Bachelor of Divinity in 1943. ^[2]

Ordained ministry

Hastings was ordained deacon on September 26, 1943, in St Paul's Church, Troy, New York, by Bishop G. Ashton Oldham of Albany. ^[3] He was then ordained priest in March 1944 by Bishop William Scarlett of Missouri. Between 1943 and 1946 he served as rector of St Paul's Church in Overland, Missouri. In 1946 he became rector of Trinity Church in Concord, Massachusetts. He then moved to Minnesota to become rector of Christ Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota and in 1954, he became rector of St Luke's Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ^[4] In 1959 he became rector of All Saints Church in Worcester, Massachusetts. ^[5] Between 1965 and 1981, he served as rector of Christ Church in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Episcopacy

On May 16, 1981, Hastings was elected Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut during a special convention at Christ Church in Hartford, Connecticut. ^{[6] [7]} He was consecrated on October 23, 1981, in Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Joseph by Presiding Bishop John Allin. ^[8] He retired in 1986.

References

1. "W. Bradford Hastings, Episcopal Bishop, 72". The New York Times. December 3, 1992.
2. Fish, C.S. (April 19, 1959). "Hastings, Bradford Turner Hastings". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 158.
3. "Ordinations". The Living Church . 107 (16): 43. October 17, 1943.
4. "Appointments Accepted". The Living Church . 128: 21. March 21, 1954.
5. "Appointments Accepted". The Living Church . 138: 15. April 19, 1959.
6. "Connecticut Elects Two Suffragans". The Living Church . 182: 5. June 21, 1981.
7. "Two Suffragan Bishops Elected in Connecticut", Episcopal News Service, 21 May 1981. Retrieved on 5 April 2020.
8. "Two Bishops Suffragan Consecrated in Connecticut", Episcopal News Service, 28 October 1981. Retrieved on 5 April 2020.

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Vacant Title last held by Morgan Porteus	Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut 1981–1986	Succeeded by Clarence Coleridge