David Thornberry

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The Right Reverend

David Ritchie Thornberry

D.D.
Bishop of Wyoming
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Wyoming
Elected1969
In office1969–1977
Predecessor James Wilson Hunter
Successor Bob Gordon Jones
Orders
OrdinationApril 24, 1937
by  Henry Hobson
ConsecrationMay 1, 1969
by  John E. Hines
Personal details
Born(1911-06-11)June 11, 1911
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
DiedJune 27, 1995(1995-06-27) (aged 84)
Readmond Township, Michigan, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsDavid Wilson Thornberry & Ann Frances Odin Hulbert
Spouse
Virginia Lee Morrissett
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(m. 1940)​
Children2

David Ritchie Thornberry (June 11, 1911 – June 27, 1995) was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming from 1969 to 1977.

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Early life and education

Thornberry was born in Rawlins, Wyoming on June 11, 1911, to the Reverend David Wilson Thornberry and Ann Frances Odin Hulbert. He was educated at the public schools of Laramie, Wyoming, where the family had moved in 1913 after his father became Dean of St Matthew's Cathedral. He studied at the University of Wyoming, and then at Kenyon College from where he graduated in 1933 with a Bachelor of Arts. Later, he enrolled at Bexley Hall, where he trained for the priesthood. He transferred to the Episcopal Theological Seminary, graduating in 1936 with a Bachelor of Divinity. [1] Thornberry was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Kenyon in 1957.

Ordained ministry

Thornberry was ordained deacon on June 14, 1936, and priest on April 24, 1937, by Bishop Henry Hobson of Southern Ohio. Between 1936 and 1940, he served as curate at Christ Church in Dayton, Ohio, subsequently vicar of St Mark's Church in Harrison, Ohio between 1938 and 1940. [2] He married Virginia Lee Morrissett on November 23, 1940, and eventually had two children. Thornberry was appointed rector of Grace Church in Cincinnati in 1940, and remained so until 1952 when he was appointed Archdeacon of Southern Ohio. Between 1965 and 1969, he was rector of Christ Church in Shaker Heights, Ohio. [3]

Bishop of Wyoming

Thornberry was elected Bishop of Wyoming in 1969, and was consecrated on May 1, 1969, by Presiding Bishop John E. Hines. He served in Wyoming till his retirement on October 31, 1977. He died at his home in Readmond Township, Michigan on June 27, 1995. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "THORNBERRY, David Ritchie". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 284. 1941.
  2. ↑ "THORNBERRY, DAVID RITCHIE". Who's Who in Religion. 1: 561. 1975. ISBN   9780837916019.
  3. ↑ "THORNBERRY, DAVID RITCHIE". Who's Who in the West. 14: 645. 1974. ISBN   9780837909141.
  4. ↑ "Retired Bishop of Wyoming Dies", The Living Church , August 6, 1995. Retrieved on 21 April 2021.


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