J. Milton Richardson

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James Milton Richardson
Bishop of Texas
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Texas
ElectedDecember 4, 1964
In office1965-1980
Predecessor John E. Hines
Successor Maurice Benitez
Orders
OrdinationJuly 9, 1939
by  Henry J. Mikell
ConsecrationFebruary 10, 1965
by  John E. Hines
Personal details
Born(1913-01-08)January 8, 1913
Sylvester, Georgia, United States
DiedApril 24, 1980(1980-04-24) (aged 67)
Hudson, Texas, United States
Buried Memory Hill Cemetery
Denomination Anglican
ParentsJames Milton Richardson & Palacia Stewart
Spouse
Eugenia Preston Brooks
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(m. 1940)​
Children4

James Milton Richardson (January 8, 1913 - March 24, 1980) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas from 1965 to 1980. A graduate of Emory University, the University of Georgia, and Virginia Theological Seminary, he was consecrated on February 10, 1965.

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Early life and education

Richardson was born in Sylvester, Georgia on January 8, 1913, the son of James Milton Richardson and Palacia Stewart. [1] He was educated at the Lanier Middle School in Buford, Georgia. He then studied at the University of Georgia, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1934 and then at Emory University from where he earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1936 and a Master of Arts in 1942. He also graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1938. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from John Marshall Law School in 1948, and a Doctor of Divinity from the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Kentucky in 1960, the University of the South in 1961, the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1965, and the Seminary of the Southwest in 1976. [2] He married Eugenia Preston Brooks on June 14, 1940, and together they had four children. [3]

Ordained ministry

Richardson was ordained deacon on July 17, 1938 and priest on July 9, 1939 by Bishop Henry J. Mikell of Atlanta. [4] He initially served as minister in charge of St Timothy's Church in Atlanta, Georgia between 1938 and 1940, and then as assistant rector of St Luke's Church in Atlanta, Georgia from 1940 to 1943. He was elected rector of St Luke's in 1943 and remained there until 1952, when he became Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, Texas. [5]

Bishop

During the 115th Annual Council of the Diocese of Texas on December 4, 1964, Richardson was elected Bishop of Texas. He was consecrated bishop on February 10, 1965 by in Christ Church Cathedral. His episcopacy saw an increase in the number of Episcopalians in the diocese. He died in office on March 24, 1980 in Houston, Texas. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "J. Milton Richardson". The Episcopalian. 132: 46. 1967.
  2. ↑ "RICHARDSON, JAMES MILTON". Who's Who in the Protestant Clergy: 199. 1957.
  3. ↑ "J. Milton Richardson". The Episcopalian. 132: 46. 1967.
  4. ↑ "RICHARDSON, James Milton". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the Protestant Episcopal Church: 281. 1950.
  5. ↑ "RICHARDSON, JAMES MILTON". Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1971–1972. 12: 515. 1971. ISBN   9780837908120.
  6. ↑ "Richardson, James Milton", Texas State Historical Association, 1976. Retrieved on May 21, 2022.


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