John Allin
Anglican | |
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| Parents | Richard Allin, Dora Harper |
| Spouse | Frances Ann Kelly |
| Children | 4 |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi (1961-1966) Bishop of Mississippi (1966-1974) |
| Alma mater | Sewanee: The University of the South |
John Maury Allin (April 22, 1921 – March 6, 1998) was an American
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
from 1974 to 1985.
Early life
Allin was born in
divinity school, then called St. Luke's Seminary, in 1945. He received a Master of Education degree in 1962 from Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. He was ordained deacon on June 6, 1944, and priest on May 10, 1945. He served churches in Arkansas and Louisiana before becoming rector of All Saints' Junior College in Vicksburg, Mississippi
, in 1958, a post he retained till 1961.
Bishop of Mississippi
He was bishop coadjutor of the
Civil Rights Movement
, helping to create the Committee of Concern, an alliance of ecumenical and civic leaders that helped rebuild more than 100 black churches that had been bombed by white supremacists in Mississippi.
Presiding Bishop
He served until he was elected Presiding Bishop in 1974. In 1978, he offered to resign because of his opposition as a theological conservative to
pro-life stance. He retired in 1985.[1]
Retirement and personal life
After his term as Presiding Bishop, Allin was vicar at St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Kennebunkport, Maine, where his friend George H. W. Bush was on the vestry.[2]
He was married to Ann; the couple had one son and three daughters.
Allin died in Jackson, Mississippi on March 6, 1998, aged 76.
See also
- List of presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References
- New York Times.
- Washington Post.
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