Richard F. Grein

Richard Frank Grein (born November 29, 1932, in Bemidji, Minnesota) was fourteenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.

The Right Reverend

Richard Frank Grein

D.D.
14th Bishop of New York
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNew York
ElectedSeptember 28, 1988
In office1989-2001
PredecessorPaul Moore Jr.
SuccessorMark Sisk
Orders
OrdinationDecember 21, 1959
by Hamilton Hyde Kellogg
ConsecrationMay 22, 1981
by John Allin
Personal details
Born (1932-11-29) November 29, 1932
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsLester Edward Grein & La Vina Minnie Frost
SpouseJoan D. Atkinson (m. 1961)
Children4
Previous postBishop of Kansas (1981-1988)
Coadjutor Bishop of New York (1988-1989)

Biography

A graduate of Nashotah House, he was ordained to the diaconate on June 20, 1959, and to the priesthood on December 21, 1959. He served communities in Minnesota and was professor of pastoral theology for two years at Nashotah House. In 1974 he moved to Kansas and became rector of Saint Michael and All Angels church in Mission, Kansas. On February 14, 1981, he was elected Bishop of Kansas at a special diocesan convention that took place in Grace Episcopal Cathedral. He was consecrated bishop on May 22, 1981 by Presiding Bishop John Allin. In 1989 he was elected Bishop of New York and was installed on October 14 of the same year. He retired in 2001.

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