Albion W. Knight Jr.
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Albion Williamson Knight Jr. (1 June 1924 – 22 May 2012) was the second Archbishop of the
Personal life
Knight was born on June 1, 1924 in
He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1945, and retired from the Army in 1973 as a Brigadier General. He earned master's degrees from the University of Illinois and American University.
Knight died on May 22, 2012 at his home in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[1]
Career
Knight was ordained a
During his tenure, Knight sponsored the creation of a denominational seminary, reorganized the church into missionary districts, and embarked on a revision of the UECNA Constitution and Canons, which was initially voted on in 1991. The revision changed the title of the senior bishop in the UECNA to Presiding Bishop.
He resigned in 1992 to pursue his political aspiration, and was succeeded as Presiding Bishop by John Cyrus Gramley (1931–1996). Knight was the vice-presidential candidate of the
References
- ^ Obituary: Albion W. Knight Jr., Army brigadier general. Washington Post, 28 May 2012
- ^ Davies, Philip John. US Elections Today. Manchester, UK: Manchester UP, 1999.