Martin G. Townsend

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Martin Gough Townsend

D.D.
Bishop of Easton
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Easton
ElectedJune 11, 1992
In office1993–2001
Predecessor Elliott L. Sorge
Successor James J. Shand
Orders
Ordination1969
by  Ned Cole
ConsecrationNovember 21, 1992
by  Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born (1943-08-07) August 7, 1943 (age 80)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Nationality English
Denomination Anglican
ParentsFrederick & Nora Townsend
SpouseBarbara Gunderman
Children3
Previous post(s) Coadjutor Bishop of Easton (1992-1993)

Martin Gough Townsend (born August 7, 1943) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton, Maryland, United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. [1]

Biography

Townsend was born on August 7, 1943, in Cambridge, England, the second of three sons of Frederick and Nora Townsend. In 1957, his family moved to the United States and he attended Notre Dame High School in Elmira, New York. He then studied at Hobart College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1965. In 1968 he also graduated with a Master of Divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary.

Townsend was ordained deacon in 1968 and priest in 1969 by Bishop Ned Cole for the Diocese of Central New York. He then became assistant priest at St Paul's Cathedral in Syracuse, New York. Between 1971 and 1977, he became rector of St Christopher's Church in New Carrollton, Maryland. In 1987 he moved to Blacksburg, Virginia to serve as rector of Christ Church. [2]

Townsend was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Easton on June 11, 1992, on the third ballot of a special diocesan convention. He was consecrated on November 21, 1992, in Salisbury, Maryland by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning. He succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1993 and retired in 2001. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "New bishop to be consecrated for Easton Episcopal diocese". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Martin Gough Townsend". The Episcopal Church Annual: 346. 1994.
  3. ↑ "People". Episcopal News Service. July 30, 1992. Retrieved November 16, 2019.


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