Robert Strange (bishop)

Robert Strange (December 6, 1857 – August 23, 1914) was second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, serving from 1905 to 1913.

The Right Reverend

Robert Strange

D.D.
Bishop of East Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseEast Carolina
ElectedMay 26, 1904
In office1905-1914
PredecessorAlfred A. Watson
SuccessorThomas C. Darst
Orders
OrdinationNovember 15, 1885
by Theodore B. Lyman
ConsecrationNovember 1, 1904
by Ellison Capers
Personal details
Born(1857-12-06)December 6, 1857
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
DiedAugust 23, 1914(1914-08-23) (aged 56)
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
BuriedSt James's Church, Wilmington, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsRobert Strange & Caroline Wright
SpouseElizabeth Stone Buford (m. September 29, 1886)
Children2
Previous postCoadjutor Bishop of East Carolina (1904-1905)
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina

Early Life and Education

Strange was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on December 6, 1857, the son of Robert Strange, a lawyer and army officer, and Caroline Wright. He was also the grandson of Judge and Senator Robert Strange. He was baptized in St James's Church in Wilmington, North Carolina. He studied at the University of North Carolina and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1879, also receiving the debater's medal. He then studied at Berkeley Divinity School and graduated in 1883.[1]

Ordained Ministry

In April 1884, he was ordained deacon by Bishop Alfred A. Watson, of East Carolina and priest on November 15, 1885 by Bishop Theodore B. Lyman of North Carolina. He served as a missionary at Lawrenceville, Virginia between 1884 and 1885. He then became rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh, North Carolina, while in 1887 he became rector of St James's Church in Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1900 he transferred to Richmond, Virginia to become rector of St Paul's Church.[2]

Bishop

On May 26, 1904, Strange was elected Coadjutor Bishop of East Carolina and was consecrated on November 1, 1904 in St James's Church by the Bishop of South Carolina Ellison Capers. He succeeded as diocesan bishop in April 1905 and retained the post till his death in 1914.

References
  1. Brewster, L. F. "Strange, Robert", NCpedia, 1 January 1994. Retrieved on 3 march 2020.
  2. White, J. T. (1918). "Robert Strange". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Permanent series. 16: 156.


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