David E. Richards

David Emrys Richards
The Right Reverend; David Emrys Richards; S.T.D.
	Bishop of Costa Rica; Bishop in Charge of Nicaragua and Honduras
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Costa Rica
Elected	1967
In office	1967–1968
Orders
Ordination	October 1945; by Reginald Heber Gooden
Consecration	July 19, 1951; by Henry Knox Sherrill
Personal details
Born	January 23, 1921; Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	August 21, 2018 (aged 97); Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Emrys Richards & Ida May Williams
Spouse	Helen Rice
Children	4
Previous post	Suffragan Bishop of Albany (1951–1957); Bishop of Central America (1957–1967)

David Emrys Richards (January 23, 1921 – August 21, 2018) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the Suffragan Bishop of Albany and then as bishop to multiple missionary districts in Central America.

Early life and education

Richards was born on January 23, 1921, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, son of Emrys Richards and Ida May Williams. He was educated at Lehigh University from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1942. He then studied at the General Theological Seminary and graduated with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1945. In 1952, he was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology from General.[1]

Ordained ministry

Richards was ordained deacon on April 7, 1945, at St Luke's Church in Scranton, Pennsylvania, by Bishop Frank W. Sterrett of Bethlehem.[2] On July 6, 1945, he was transferred to the Missionary District of Canal Zone and was ordained priest there in October of the same year by Bishop Reginald Heber Gooden of Central America and Panama. During this time he served as priest-in-charge of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Cristóbal, Colón, in present-day Panama. In 1948, he returned to the United States and became assistant at St George's Church in Schenectady, New York.

Bishop

In 1951, Richards was elected Suffragan Bishop of Albany and was consecrated on July 19, 1951, by Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill. He remained in Albany until 1957, when that September he was elected as Bishop of the Missionary District of Central America.[3] In 1967 he was elected Bishop of Costa Rica, and Bishop in Charge of Nicaragua and Honduras, posts he retained till 1968.[4] From 1968 till 1988 he served as director of the Office of Pastoral Development.[5]

Family

Richards was married to Helen Rice and together had three sons and one daughter.

References

Fish, C. S. (1953). Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church, p. 306. C.S. Fish.
Hallstead, W. F. (1952). A History of St. Luke's Church, 1927–1952, p. 85. St. Luke's Church, Scranton, PA.
"House of Bishops Holds Meeting at Sewanee Campus". The Living Church. 135: 7. September 29, 1957.
"David Richards, 1921–2018", The Living Church, 24 August 2018. Retrieved on 15 May 2020.
"IN MEMORIAM: David Richards ‘45", General Theological Seminary, 24 August 2018. Retrieved on 15 May 2020.

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[1] Fish, C. S. (1953). Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church, p. 306. C.S. Fish.

[2] Hallstead, W. F. (1952). A History of St. Luke's Church, 1927–1952, p. 85. St. Luke's Church, Scranton, PA.

[3] "House of Bishops Holds Meeting at Sewanee Campus". The Living Church. 135: 7. September 29, 1957.

[4] "David Richards, 1921–2018", The Living Church, 24 August 2018. Retrieved on 15 May 2020.

[5] "IN MEMORIAM: David Richards ‘45", General Theological Seminary, 24 August 2018. Retrieved on 15 May 2020.