Charles T. Gaskell

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The Right Reverend

Charles Thomas Gaskell

D.D.
Bishop of Milwaukee
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Milwaukee
Elected1973
In office1974–1985
Predecessor Donald H. V. Hallock
Successor Roger J. White
Orders
OrdinationDecember 21, 1944
by  Stephen Keeler
ConsecrationJune 30, 1973
by  John E. Hines
Personal details
Born(1920-10-23)October 23, 1920
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
DiedSeptember 14, 2000(2000-09-14) (aged 79)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Buried Nashotah House Cemetery
Denomination Anglican
ParentsChester Welles Gaskell & Gertrude Pauline Michaud
Spouse
Mabel Harriet Armitage
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(m. 1944)​
Children3
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Milwaukee (1973-1974)
Alma mater University of Minnesota

Charles Thomas Gaskell (October 23, 1920 - September 14, 2000) was the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee.

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Early life and education

Gaskell was born on October 23, 1920, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Chester Welles Gaskell and Gertrude Pauline Michaud. He was educated at the St Paul High School. He then studied at the University of Minnesota and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1940. Following that, he commenced studies at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, and earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1944. That same year, on June 1, he married Mabel Harriet Armitage, and together had three children. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Seabury in 1967. [1]

Ordained ministry

Gaskell was ordained deacon in June 1944, and priest on December 21, 1944, by Bishop Stephen Keeler of Minnesota in St Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis. [2] He initially served as priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity Church in International Falls, Minnesota, and St Peter's Church in Warroad, Minnesota. In 1948, he became curate of St Matthew's Church in Evanston, Illinois, while in 1949, he took upon himself the rectorship of Trinity Church in Rock Island, Illinois. In 1958, he became rector of St Mark's Church in Milwaukee, and in 1966 rector of St Luke's Church in Evanston, Illinois. In 1971, he was appointed Dean of St Luke's Cathedral in Orlando, Florida, a post he retained till 1973. [3]

Episcopacy

In 1973, Gaskell was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Milwaukee, and was consecrated on June 30, 1973, by Presiding Bishop John E. Hines. [4] He became diocesan bishop in 1974 following the retirement of Bishop Donald Hathaway Valentine Hallock. He was a member of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament and a priest associate of the Sisterhood of the Holy Nativity. He was a founder of the Evangelical and Catholic Mission. He retired in 1985, becoming a member of the board of directors of the Living Church Foundation, a post he held till 1996. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "GASKELL, CHARLES THOMAS". Who's Who in Religion 1977-78: 227. 1977.
  2. ↑ "GASKELL, Charles Thomas". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 127. 1953.
  3. ↑ "GASKELL, CHARLES THOMAS". Who's Who in the Midwest: 297. 1984.
  4. ↑ "The Rt . Rev . Charles T . Gaskel". The Episcopalian. 138: 25. 1973.
  5. ↑ "Bishop Gaskell of Milwaukee Dies", The Living Church , 8 October 2000. Retrieved on 14 October 2020.
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