W. R. Chilton Powell

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W. R. Chilton Powell
Bishop of Oklahoma
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Oklahoma
ElectedJune 5, 1951
In office1953-1977
Predecessor Thomas Casady
Successor Gerald N. McAllister
Orders
OrdinationNovember 1938
by  Douglass H. Atwill
ConsecrationNovember 2, 1951
by  Henry Knox Sherrill
Personal details
Born(1912-03-11)March 11, 1912
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States
DiedDecember 31, 1994(1994-12-31) (aged 82)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Buried St Paul's Cathedral
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsAlbert Morrell Powell, Elsie Maria Mooers
Spouse
Frances Elizabeth Lamont
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(m. 1941)​
Children2
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma (1951-1953)
Alma mater Carleton College

Winslow Robert Chilton Powell (March 11, 1912 - December 31, 1994) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the second Bishop of Oklahoma from 1953 to 1977.

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Early life and education

Powell was born on March 11, 1912, in Devils Lake, North Dakota, to Albert Morrell Powell and Elsie Maria Mooers. He studied at Carleton College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1934 and awarded an honorary Doctor of Law in 1960. He also earned a Master of Sacred Theology in 1938, and an honorary Doctor of Divinity in 1953 from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. [1] Oklahoma City University awarded him a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1968. [2]

Ordained ministry

Powell was ordained deacon in April 1938 and priest in November the same year by Bishop Douglass H. Atwill of North Dakota. [3] He initially served as deacon-in-charge, and later as priest-in-charge of St James' Church in Grafton, North Dakota, St Peter's Church in Park River, North Dakota, St Luke's Church in Walshville, and the Church of the Redeemer in Bathgate, North Dakota. In 1940, he became curate at Gethsemane Church in Minneapolis and chaplain at St Barnabas Hospital in Minneapolis. In 1943, he was elected as Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska, remaining there until 1951. [4] [5]

Episcopacy

Powell was elected on the third ballot as coadjutor bishop of Oklahoma on June 5, 1951, and was consecrated on November 2, 1951, by Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill. He succeeded as diocesan bishop of Oklahoma after Casady's retirement in 1953. [6] At Powell's election, there were 35 clergy and a diocesan budget of $100,000.00. Powell is best remembered as a missionary bishop. Under his care, the diocese opened many new missions all over Oklahoma, including the panhandle as well as St Crispin's, a new conference center in Seminole. While Bishop of Oklahoma, Powell also chaired the Prayer Book Commission that produced the 1979 Prayer Book. At the end of his episcopate, there were 77 congregations, missions and parishes. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Winslow Robert Chilton Powell", Find a Grave. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "POWELL, WINSLOW ROBERT CHILTON". Who's Who in Religion 1977-78: 531. 1977. ISBN   9780837916026.
  3. ↑ "POWELL, Winslow Robert Chilton". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the Protestant Episcopal Church: 270. 1950.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska New Dean". The Living Church . 106 (17): 17. April 25, 1943.
  5. ↑ "Oklahoma Election". The Living Church . 122 (24): 5. June 17, 1951.
  6. ↑ "Consecrations". Journal of the General Convention: 20. 1952.
  7. ↑ "Bishop Powell of Oklahoma Dies at Age 83", The Living Church , February 19, 1995. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.


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