J. Gary Gloster

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James Gary Gloster

D.Min.
Suffragan Bishop of North Carolina
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese North Carolina
ElectedMarch 23, 1996
In office1996–2007
Predecessor Huntington Williams Jr.
Successor Anne Hodges-Copple
Orders
OrdinationDecember 21, 1962
by  John Pares Craine
ConsecrationJuly 27, 1996
by  Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born (1936-06-06) June 6, 1936 (age 85)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsJames Gloster
SpouseJulia Jayne Huston (m. June 7, 1958)
Children3
Alma mater Wabash College

James Gary Gloster (born June 6, 1936) is an American prelate who served as Suffragan Bishop of North Carolina in The Episcopal Church between 1996 and 2007. [1]

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Early life and education

Gloster was born on June 6, 1936, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He was educated at Wabash College and graduated in 1959. He then studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary and earned his Master of Divinity in 1962. He was awarded a Doctor of Ministry from the Virginia Seminary in 1990.

Career

He was ordained deacon in 1962 and then priest on December 21, 1962. [2] He then became vicar of St Augustine's Church in Danville, Indiana, while in 1966 became program director at Waycross Camp and Conference Centre. [3] In 1968, he became associate rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in 1972 he transferred to Pulaski, Virginia to serve as rector of Christ Church. Between 1980 and 1988 he served as associate rector of Christ Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, before becoming vicar of the Chapel of Christ the King in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1988. [4]

Bishop

Gloster was elected on the fourth ballot as Suffragan Bishop of North Carolina on March 23, 1996, in a special diocesan convention which was held at St Andrew's Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was consecrated on July 27, 1996, by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning, at Duke Chapel. He retired in 2007 and then served at St Mary of the Hills in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Previous Bishops". Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Ordinations". The Living Church . 146: 13. 27 January 1953.
  3. ↑ "Episcopal Priest Accepts Post Near Beanblossom", Kokomo Tribune , Kokomo, IN, 19 January 1966.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina Election Succeeds on Second Try". The Living Church . Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  5. ↑ "Clergy 1989-1996: James Gary Gloster". Chapel of Christ the King. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by 5th Bishop Suffragan of North Carolina
1996–2007		Vacant
Title next held by
Anne Hodges-Copple


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