Sandy Hampton

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The Right Reverend

Sandy Hampton
Suffragan Bishop of Minnesota
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Minnesota
ElectedOctober 29, 1988
In office1989-1995
Other post(s) Assistant Bishop of Olympia
Assistant Bishop of Oregon
Orders
OrdinationDecember 17, 1966 (priest)
by  Frank Burrill
ConsecrationApril 5, 1989
by  Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born1935
Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsSanford & Renee Hampton
Spouse
Marilynn
​
(m. 1953)​
Children4

Sanford Zangwill Kaye "Sandy" Hampton (1935 - 2024) was an American bishop of The Episcopal Church who served in Minnesota, Western Washington, and Oregon.

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Early life and education

Born in Passaic, New Jersey in 1935 to Sanford and Renee Hampton, he studied at Northwestern University from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1956. He then built a career in sales and marketing in Chicago before joining the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary where he trained for the priesthood and earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1966, and a Doctor of Divinity in 1990. He married Marilynn in 1953 and together had four children. [1]

Ordained Ministry

Hampton was ordained deacon on June 11, 1966 by Bishop James W. Montgomery, and priest on December 17, 1966 by Bishop Frank Burrill of Chicago. He was curate of the Church of St John the Evangelist in Flossmoor, Illinois from 1966 to 1967 and then rector of St James' Church in Midvale, Utah from 1967 until 1972. In 1972 he transferred to Moab, Utah to serve as vicar of St Francis Church. In 1977 he became rector of St Peter's Church in La Grande, Oregon, while in 1980 he became rector of St Barnabas' Church in Temple Hills, Maryland where he remained until 1989. [2] [3]

Episcopacy

On October 29, 1988, Hampton was elected on the fourth ballot as Suffragan Bishop of Minnesota. [4] He was then consecrated bishop on April 5, 1989 at the Cathedral of St Mark in Minneapolis by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning. He retained the post until 1995 when he was elected as Assisting Bishop of Olympia, which post he commenced on October 1, 1995. [5] While in Olympia he was responsible for multi-cultural and specialized ministries. [6] He left Olympia in 2003 and served for some time at St Stephen's Church in Oak Harbor, Washington. In 2008 he was named Assistant Bishop of Oregon and installed on April 18, 2008. [7] He retired from Oregon in 2010 and died in San Diego on June 28, 2024.

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References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Elects Suffragan" (PDF). The Living Church : 6. December 4, 1988.
  2. ↑ "Minnesota Consecration" (PDF). The Living Church : 7. May 7, 1989.
  3. ↑ "Hampton, The Rt Rev Sanford Zangwill Kaye". The Living Church : 318. 2023. ISBN   978-1-64065-657-4.
  4. ↑ "Hampton Elected Suffragan in Minnesota". Episcopal News Service. November 3, 1988.
  5. ↑ "Briefly" (PDF). The Living Church : 8. July 21, 1995.
  6. ↑ Large, Pat (January 25, 1997). "Against The Cultural Tide -- Sanford Hampton: Episcopal Bishop In Olympia Takes Ministry To Those Shunned By Society". Seattle Times .
  7. ↑ McCaughan, Jerry (April 16, 2008). "Oregon diocese names Sanford Hampton as assisting bishop". The Episcopal Church.
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