Bartel Hilen Reinheimer (April 6, 1889 – November 12, 1949) was second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, serving from 1938 to 1949.

The Right Reverend

Bartel Hilen Reinheimer

D.D., LL.D.
Bishop of Rochester
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseRochester
In office1938–1949
PredecessorDavid Lincoln Ferris
SuccessorDudley S. Stark
Orders
Ordination1915
by William Andrew Leonard
ConsecrationMarch 4, 1936
by James De Wolf Perry
Personal details
Born(1889-04-06)April 6, 1889
DiedNovember 12, 1949(1949-11-12) (aged 60)
Rochester, New York, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsAlfred Reinheimer & Beatrice Savanack
SpouseHelen Marie Smith
Children2
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Rochester (1936-1938)

Early life and education edit

Reinheimer was born on April 6, 1889, in Sandusky, Ohio, the son of Alfred Reinheimer and Beatrice Savanack. He studied at Kenyon College, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1911. The same college also awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1931. He studied at Bexley Hall from were he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1914. He was awarded a Doctor of Laws by Hobart College in 1936.[citation needed]

Ordination edit

Reinheimer was ordained deacon in 1914 and priest in 1915. He served as deacon and later priest-in-charge at St Mark's Church in Shelby, Ohio, between 1914 and 1916. Later he became curate of Christ Church in Dayton, Ohio, and in 1918 rector of the same church where he remained till 1921. He served as Executive secretary and Archdeacon of Southern Ohio between 1921 and 1931. In 1931 he became the National secretary of the Field Department of the Episcopal Church.

Bishop edit

Reinheimer was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Rochester in 1936 and was consecrated on March 4, 1936, by Presiding Bishop James De Wolf Perry. In 1938 he succeeded as Bishop of Rochester. During his episcopate he also served as trustee and honorary chancellor of the Colleges of the Seneca. He was also president of the Province of New York and New Jersey in Episcopal Church between 1947 and 1949. He was also a trustee of the University of Rochester. Reinheimer died in office on November 12, 1949.[1]

Family edit

Reinheimer married Helen Marie Smith on August 31, 1914, and together had three sons, Frederick Smith Reinheimer (March 9, 1916 – October 2, 1990), John Bartel Reinheimer (January 2, 1918 – April 16, 2000) and Philip Reese Reinheimer (January 1923 – January 14, 1940).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Living Church Annual". 1944.
  2. ^ The Greece Press, "His Fondness for Radio Costs Life of Bishop Reinheimer's 17-Year Old Son." January 1940. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=tgp19400119-01.1.4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- Accessed on 30 November 2023.