Richard R. Emery

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Richard Runkel Emery

D.D.
Bishop of North Dakota
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese North Dakota
In office1951–1964
Predecessor Douglass H. Atwill
Successor George T. Masuda
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1937
by  Stephen Keeler
ConsecrationMay 15, 1951
by  Henry Knox Sherrill
Personal details
Born(1910-11-25)November 25, 1910
Pine Island, Minnesota, United States
DiedFebruary 23, 1964(1964-02-23) (aged 53)
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Buried Lakewood Cemetery
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsHiram Fifield Emery & Della Runkel
Spouse
Alice Marian Phelps
​
(m. 1941)​
Children2
Education Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Alma mater University of Minnesota

Richard Runkel Emery (November 25, 1910 - February 23, 1964) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota from 1951 to 1964.

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Early life and education

Emery was born on November 25, 1910, in Pine Island, Minnesota, the son of Hiram Fifield Emery and Della Runkel. He was educated at the public schools of Pine Island, and then at the High School in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1934. He also studied at the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, graduating with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1937, a Master of Sacred Theology in 1943, and a Doctor of Divinity in 1951. [1]

Ordained ministry

Emery was ordained deacon in February 1937 by Bishop Frank McElwain of Minnesota, and priest in December 1937 by Bishop Stephen Keeler, Coadjutor of Minnesota. He served as minister-in-charge of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Windom, Minnesota in 1937, before transferring to St John's Church in Worthington, Minnesota that same year. In 1942, he became rector of the Church of Christ in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and in 1948 rector of St Paul's Church in Minneapolis. [2]

Bishop

After being elected Missionary Bishop of North Dakota, Emery was consecrated on May 15, 1951, by Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill.

Death

While riding in a station wagon on February 23, 1964, Bishop Emery, and four other were killed when a passenger train hit their wagon at a railroad crossing. The accident took place in Grand Forks, North Dakota. [3] [4] The funeral service was held on February 26, 1964, at Gethsemane Cathedral in Fargo, North Dakota.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bishop, Four Others Killed". The Living Church . 148: 6. March 8, 1964.
  2. ↑ "EMERY, Richard Runkel". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 109. 1953.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Emery Killed in Wreck", Diocesan Press Service, March 6, 1964. Retrieved on March 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bishop Emery, Four Others Die in Autobus Crash". The Episcopalian. 129: 41. 1964.


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