George T. Masuda

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The Right Reverend

George Theodore Masuda

D.D.
Bishop of North Dakota
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese North Dakota
ElectedOctober 1964
In office1965–1979
Predecessor Richard R. Emery
Successor Harold A. Hopkins Jr.
Orders
OrdinationMarch 25, 1943
by  Henry H. Daniels
ConsecrationJanuary 14, 1965
by  Conrad H. Gesner
Personal details
Born(1913-03-13)March 13, 1913
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
DiedDecember 17, 1995(1995-12-17) (aged 82)
Monterey County, California, United States
BuriedSt Mary's by-the-sea Church, Pacific Grove, California
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsRoy T. Masuda & Minnie T. Gilbertson
Spouse
Jeanne Bennett
​
(m. 1951)​
Children2
Education Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Alma mater Carleton College

George Theodore Masuda (March 13, 1913 - December 17, 1995) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota from 1965 to 1979.

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Early life and education

Masuda was born on March 13, 1913, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Roy T. Masuda and Minnie T. Gilbertson. He studied at Carleton College, graduating in 1934 with a Bachelor of Arts. He then enrolled at the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, graduating with a Master of Divinity in 1942, and earned a Doctor of Divinity in 1965. [1]

Ordained ministry

Masuda was ordained deacon on March 16, 1942, in the Chapel of St John the Divine at the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, by Bishop Frank McElwain of Minnesota. He was ordained a priest on March 25, 1943, in Trinity Church, Whitefish, Montana, by Bishop Henry H. Daniels of Montana. [2] He served as vicar of Trinity Church in Whitefish, Montana between 1942 and 1948, and then as rector of St Luke's Church in Billings, Montana between 1948 and 1965. He married Jeanne Bennett on October 20, 1951, and together had two sons. [3]

Bishop

In October 1964, Masuda was elected Missionary Bishop of North Dakota, and was consecrated on January 14, 1965, in Gethsemane Cathedral by the Bishop of South Dakota Conrad H. Gesner. [4] He became the first diocesan bishop when the Missionary District of North Dakota became a diocese in 1971. He remained in office till his retirement in 1979. He then served as Assistant Bishop of Washington. Masuda died on December 17, 1995, in Monterey County, California.

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References

  1. ↑ "MASUDA, GEORGE THEODORE". Who's Who in the Midwest. 16: 452. 1978. ISBN   9780837907161.
  2. ↑ "Ordinations". The Living Church . 106 (14): 31. April 4, 1943.
  3. ↑ "MASUDA, GEORGE THEODORE". Who's Who in Religion 1977-78: 422. 1977. ISBN   9780837916026.
  4. ↑ "Date Set". The Living Church . 149: 8. December 6, 1964.


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