Walter H. Gray

Walter Henry Gray (August 20, 1898 December 4, 1973) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut from 1951 to 1969. He had served previously as suffragan from 1940 to 1945 and coadjutor from 1945 to 1951.

The Right Reverend

Walter Henry Gray

J.D., M.Div
Bishop of Connecticut
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseConnecticut
In office1951-1969
PredecessorFrederick G. Budlong
SuccessorJohn H. Esquirol
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 17, 1929
ConsecrationNovember 12, 1940
by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born(1898-08-20)August 20, 1898
Richmond, Virginia, United States
DiedDecember 4, 1973(1973-12-04) (aged 75)
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsWilliam Cole Gray & Irena Hanswood Talley
SpouseVirginia Stuart Hutchinson
Previous postSuffragan Bishop of Connecticut (1940-1945)
Coadjutor Bishop of Connecticut (1945-1951)

Early life and education

Gray was born on August 20, 1898 in Richmond, Virginia, the son of William Cole Gray and Irena Hanswood Talley. He served in the US Army during World War I. After the war he studied at the College of William & Mary and the Law School of the University of Richmond, after which he was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1925. In 1928 he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary.

Priest

Gray was ordained deacon on June 8, 1928, and priest on February 17, 1929. He served as assistant rector of St John's Church in West Hartford, Connecticut from 1928 till 1932. Later, in 1932, he became Dean of the Pro-Cathedral of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he transferred to Hartford, Connecticut to become Dean of Christ Church Cathedral.

Bishop

Gray was elected Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut in 1940. He was consecrated on November 12, 1940 by Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker. He was elected Bishop Coadjutor on October 2, 1945 and became succeeded as Bishop of Connecticut on January 15, 1951. As Bishop of Connecticut he was involved in the Interracial Commission and Interfaith Housing. He was also a prominent leader of the 1948, 1958 and 1968 Lambeth Conferences. He is the author of the "Gray Report" which talked about overseas missions. Gray retired on August 30, 1969. He died a few years later on December 4, 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut.

See also

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by
Frederick G. Budlong
8th Bishop of Connecticut
1951–1969
Succeeded by
John H. Esquirol


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