Robert M. Moody

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Robert M. Moody
Bishop of Oklahoma
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Oklahoma
ElectedSeptember 19, 1987
In office1989-2007
Predecessor Gerald N. McAllister
Successor Edward J. Konieczny
Orders
OrdinationMay 29, 1967
by  J. Milton Richardson
ConsecrationFebruary 6, 1988
by  Edmund Lee Browning
Personal details
Born (1939-07-23) July 23, 1939 (age 85)
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
NationalityAmerican
Denomination Anglican
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma (1988-1989)
Education Rice University, University of Texas
Alma mater Virginia Theological Seminary

Robert Manning Moody (born July 23, 1939) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma from 1989 to 2007.

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Early life and education

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, his father, a physician, moved his family to Houston, Texas, where they were members of St Martin's parish. [1] Moody attended the local public schools and graduated from Rice University in 1962, and from the University of Texas the following year. His parish then sponsored him at the Virginia Theological Seminary, where he decided to become a priest. He received a Master of Divinity in 1966. He would later return and become a Doctor of Divinity in 1988.

Ordained ministry

Ordained as a deacon on June 21, 1966, he was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1967, by bishop J. Milton Richardson. After ordination, he became a chaplain at Baylor University 1966–1968, then priest in charge of St Matthew's church in Waco, Texas, and vicar at St James Church in McGregor, Texas before becoming an assistant at the Church of St John the Divine in Houston, Texas, and serving at St James Church in Riverton, Wyoming. He served as rector of Grace Church in Alexandria, Virginia (1985-1987) prior to his election as Bishop of Oklahoma. [2]

Episcopacy

Moody was elected as the Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma on September 19, 1987, at St Paul's Cathedral on the first ballot. He was then consecrated to the episcopate on February 6, 1988, by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning. [3] During his episcopate, he dealt with the aftermath of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. His involvement included evacuating a housing development, providing pastoral assistance in a nearby hospital, and distributing over $500,000 to those in financial need.[ citation needed ]

He also pursued an active ministry among Native American, appointing an Indian missioner and developing a center for Indian ministry in Watonga, Oklahoma.[ citation needed ] He retired in 2007.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bishop recalls career's trials, triumphs".
  2. ↑
    • Episcopal Clerical Directory, 1989 p. 532
  3. ↑
    • Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2015 p. 624


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