Howard R. Brinker

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Howard Rasmus Brinker

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Nebraska
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Nebraska
ElectedOctober 18, 1939
In office1940–1962
Predecessor Ernest Vincent Shayler
Successor Russell T. Rauscher
Orders
OrdinationApril 14, 1919
by  Nathaniel S. Thomas
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1940
by  Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born(1893-10-20)October 20, 1893
Nashotah, Wisconsin, United States
DiedMay 19, 1965(1965-05-19) (aged 71)
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsHenry Brinker & Anna Margaret Rasmus
Spouse
Winifred Eleanor Parsons
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(m. 1934)​
Children2
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania

Howard Rasmus Brinker (October 20, 1893 - May 19, 1965) was the fifth bishop of Nebraska in The Episcopal Church.

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Early life and education

Brinker was born on October 20, 1893, in Nashotah, Wisconsin, to Henry Brinker and Anna Margaret Rasmus. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, and then at the Philadelphia Divinity School, from where he graduated in 1918. Nashotah House awarded him a Doctor of Divinity on May 17, 1940, while the Philadelphia Divinity School awarded him a Doctor of Sacred Theology on June 6, 1940. [1]

Ordained ministry

Brinker was ordained deacon on June 23, 1918, and priest on April 14, 1919, by the Bishop of Wyoming Nathaniel S. Thomas. He served as rector of Christ Church in Douglas, Wyoming, between 1918 and 1923, and then rector of St Bartholomew's Church in Chicago between 1923 and 1940. [2]

Episcopacy

On October 18, 1939, Brinker was elected Bishop of Nebraska, and was consecrated on January 25, 1940, at Trinity Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska. [3] During his episcopacy, in 1946, the Diocese of Western Nebraska was reunited with the Diocese of Nebraska. He retired in 1962. [4]

Family

Brinker married Winifred Eleanor Parsons on July 29, 1934, and together had a daughter Mary Anna, and a son Howard Rasmus Jr. Their son died at the age of two in 1944. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "BRINKER, HOWARD RASMUS". Religious Leaders of America. 2: 141. 1941.
  2. ↑ "Episcopate: Bishop Brinker Dead". The Living Church . 150 (24): 7. June 12, 1965. The Rt. Rev. Howard R. Brinker, for 22 years active as Bishop of Nebraska, died on May 19th in Omaha
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Rita (October 29, 1939). "Pastor Given Surprise; He's Now a Bishop — Diocese of Nebraska Goes to Chicagoan". Chicago Tribune . p. 39.
  4. ↑ Tan Creti, M. J. (2014). The Great Crowd: A Love Story About a Large Urban Parish, p. 137. Xlibris US. ISBN   1499081006.
  5. ↑ "Howard R. Brinker Jr". The Living Church . 108 (15): 24. April 9, 1944.
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