Karl M. Block

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The Right Reverend

Karl Morgan Block

D.D.
Bishop of California
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseCalifornia
ElectedApril 19, 1938
In office1941–1958
PredecessorEdward L. Parsons
SuccessorJames Pike
Orders
OrdinationMay 22, 1910 (deacon)
December 18, 1910 (priest)
by Alfred Harding
ConsecrationSeptember 29, 1938
by Edward L. Parsons
Personal details
Born(1886-09-27)September 27, 1886
Washington, D.C., United States
DiedSeptember 20, 1958(1958-09-20) (aged 71)
San Francisco, California, United States
BuriedCypress Lawn Memorial Park
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsSigismund Joseph Block & Joanna Christine Linder
Spouse
Nancy Holliday Shackelford
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(m. 1913; died 1945)​
Children2
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of California (1938-1941)
Alma materGeorge Washington University

Karl Morgan Block (September 27, 1886 – September 20, 1958) was the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California.

Early life and education

Block was born on September 27, 1886, in

Doctor of Laws from George Washington University in 1937; and a Doctor of Systematic Theology from the University of the Pacific in 1953.[2]

Ordained ministry

Ordained a deacon on May 22, 1910, and priest on December 18, 1910, by Bishop Alfred Harding of Washington, he initially served as chaplain at Woodberry Forest School between 1910 and 1913.[3] Then in 1913 he accepted the post of rector of Grace Church in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where he remained until 1917. Between 1917 until 1918 he was a volunteer chaplain at Fort Dix. In 1918, he became rector of All Saints’ Church in Norristown, Pennsylvania, while in 1920 he moved to Roanoke, Virginia, to be rector of St John’s Church. In 1926, he became rector of the Church of St Michael and St George in St. Louis, a post he retained until 1938.[4]

Episcopacy

Block was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Kansas, however, he declined the election.[5] On April 19, 1938, he was once more elected bishop, this time as Coadjutor Bishop of California and he accepted.[6] He was consecrated as coadjutor bishop of California by Edward L. Parsons and co-consecrated by Benjamin D. Dagwell on September 29, 1938, in Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. He succeeded as diocesan on January 1, 1941. During his tenure the diocese experienced an increase in clergy, increased income, and novel building projects.[7] Block died in office on September 20, 1958.

References

  1. ^ "BLOCK, Rev. Karl Morgan". Who's Who in the General Convention of the Episcopal Church: 33. 1934.
  2. ^ "Block, Rt. Rev. Karl Morgan Bishop of California". Who's Who in California. 3: 365. 1960.
  3. ^ "Block, Karl Morgan". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 36. 1953.
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  5. ^ "Chapter IX". The Shackelford Family, Its English and American Origins: 44. 1940.
  6. ^ "Karl Morgan BLOCK". Lift up Your Hearts: A History of Trinity Parish, Menlo Park: 94. 1974.
  7. ^ "Bishop Block". The Living Church. 105: 14. October 4, 1942.


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