Ralph Edward Dodge
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Ralph Edward Dodge | |
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Bishop of Africa Central | |
Church | The Methodist Church |
See | Africa |
In office | 1956–1968 |
Predecessor | none |
Successor | Abel Tendekai Muzorewa |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1935 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | August 8, 2008 Inverness, Florida, United States | (aged 101)
Ralph Edward Dodge (January 25, 1907 – August 8, 2008)The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956. He was the youngest of four children of Ernest and Lizzie Longshore Dodge of Dickinson County, Iowa.
Call
After
preach
. In spite of scoffing at the idea initially, Dodge earnestly wrestled with the possibility for several years. Finally, he decided to pursue this call, trusting that if God willed it, seemingly impassable doors would open.
Education
Dodge put himself through
coed from Little Valley, New York. They married in June 1934. After graduation from Taylor, Dodge went on to Boston University School of Theology.[2]
Ordained ministry
After seminary graduation, Dodge served small churches in Massachusetts and North Dakota, but he and his wife both felt called to foreign missions work.
In 1935 they were accepted as candidates for a
Lisbon, Portugal. They arrived in Portuguese West Africa
December 1936.
Episcopal ministry
Dodge was elected bishop in 1956, the first Methodist bishop elected by the
territories of Angola, Mozambique, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo
).
Until his death on August 8, 2008, Dodge lived in retirement in Inverness, Florida.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Skelley, Steven (March 2, 2007). "'Revolutionary' bishop celebrates 100th birthday". e-Review. Florida United Methodist News Service. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ Dodge, Ralph E. (1986), "The Revolutionary Bishop Who Saw God at Work in Africa", p. 19, William Carey Library, Pasadena
- ^ Ralph Edward Dodge's obituary