W. Blair Roberts
The Right Reverend W. Blair Roberts | |
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| Parents | William Jackson Roberts, Jane Eliza Fisher |
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Meta Kemble Jackson (m. 1910) |
William Blair Roberts (December 10, 1881 - April 25, 1964) was a bishop in
The Episcopal Church, serving in South Dakota
.
Early life and education
Roberts was born on December 10, 1881, in
Berkeley Divinity School, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1908, and a Doctor of Divinity in 1923.[2]
Ordained ministry
Roberts was ordained deacon on June 3, 1908, by Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster of Connecticut, and priest on June 20, 1909, by Bishop Frederick Foote Johnson.[3] He served as a missionary in Rosebud, South Dakota between 1908 and 1922. He also served as a chaplain in the American Expeditionary Forces between August 1918 and June 1919. In 1917, he also became Dean of Rosebud.[4]
Bishop
On December 6, 1922, he was consecrated suffragan bishop of South Dakota, in Calvary Cathedral, Sioux Falls.[5] On September 29, 1931, he was elected Bishop of South Dakota, remained so until his retirement on January 1, 1954.[6]
References
- ^ "ROBERTS, Rt. Rev. William Blair". Who's Who in the General Convention of the Episcopal Church: 74. 1934.
- ^ "ROBERTS, William Blair". Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches: 373. 1933.
- ^ "ROBERTS, Rt. Rev. William Blair". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 242. 1941.
- ^ "ROBERTS, WILLIAM BLAIR". Religious Leaders of America. 1: 970. 1936.
- ^ "Dean Roberts Made Suffragan Bishop: Consecration Occasion for Warm Expression of Western Hospitality in Sioux Falls". The Churchman. 126 (26): 21. December 23, 1922.
- ^ "BISHOP W. B. ROBERTS OF SOUTH DAKOTA, 82". The New York Times. April 25, 1964.
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