Clifton Daniel (bishop)

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Clifton Daniel

D.D.
Dean of the Cathedral of St John the Divine
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Bishop Daniel in 2012
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese New York
ElectedJune 10, 2018
In office2018–2022
Predecessor James A. Kowalski
Orders
OrdinationApril 1973
by  Hunley Elebash
ConsecrationSeptember 21, 1996
by  Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born (1947-07-04) July 4, 1947 (age 76)
Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
Denomination Anglican
SpouseAnne Miller
Children3
Previous post(s) Coadjutor Bishop of East Carolina (1996–1997)
Bishop of East Carolina (1997–2013)

Clifton Daniel, 3rd (or III; called Dan; [1] born July 4, 1947) is a bishop in the Episcopal Church. He served as the dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine from 2018 to 2022. [2]

Contents

Ordination history of
Clifton Daniel
History
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Edmond L. Browning
Co-consecrators Sidney Sanders
Charles Vaché
George Nelson Hunt III
DateSeptember 21, 1996
Place Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Clifton Daniel as principal consecrator
John C. Bauerschmidt 2007
Dabney Tyler Smith 2007
Mark Lawrence 2008
Gregory Brewer 2012

Early life and education

Daniel was born on July 4, 1947 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish education. He earned his Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. He received honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from both Virginia Theological Seminary in 1997 and the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee in 1998.

Ordained ministry

Daniel was ordained to the diaconate in June 1972, and then to the priesthood in April 1973. In 1996 he was elected and consecrated bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina. With the death of B. Sidney Sanders, he became the diocesan bishop on June 5, 1997. He served the diocese until 2013, when he became provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. [3] After the consecration of Daniel Gutierrez in 2016, Daniel was first named interim dean–then on 20 June 2018 appointed 10th Dean–of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. [4] [5] He resigned as dean on June 30, 2022. [6]

Personal life

Daniel's marriage to Anne William Miller produced three daughters. His wife died in 2017. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ The Living Church (archive): East Carolina Elects Bishop Coadjutor (Accessed 13 February 2016)
  2. ↑ Stapinski, Helene (August 30, 2018). "Secret Doorways, Gargoyles and Wood-Carved Angels: Cleaning Out the Cathedral Basement". The New York Times. ...is undergoing a slow rehabilitation under the direction of Dean Daniel, who was appointed permanent dean in June.
  3. ↑ "Pennsylvania convention affirms Clifton Daniel as bishop provisional". Episcopal News Service. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  4. ↑ "News - Cathedral of Saint John the Divine". www.stjohndivine.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Clifton Daniel III appointed 10th Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine". Episcopal News Service. June 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Dean of New York's St. John the Divine announces resignation". Episcopal News Service. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Death Notice for Anne Miller Daniel". campaign.r20.constantcontact.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.

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Preceded by Bishop of East Carolina
1997-2013		Succeeded by
Preceded by 16th Bishop of Pennsylvania
2013-2016		Succeeded by


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