Morris Fairchild "Ben" Arnold (January 5, 1915 – December 3, 1992) served as suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts from 1972 to 1982.[1]
The Right Reverend Morris Fairchild Arnold D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Massachusetts |
| Elected | 1971 |
| In office | 1972–1982 |
| Predecessor | John M. Burgess |
| Successor | Barbara C. Harris |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 1940 by Henry Knox Sherrill |
| Consecration | January 29, 1972 by John E. Hines |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1915 |
| Died | December 3, 1992 (aged 77) Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | LeRoy Arnold & Kate Fairchild |
| Spouse | Margaret Day Bradley
(m. 1937)Harriet Borda Schmidgall
(m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Williams College |
Early life and education
editArnold was born on January 5, 1915, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of LeRoy Arnold and Kate Fairchild. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Williams College in 1936, and a Master of Divinity cum laude from the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1940. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity by Kenyon College in 1961 and another by Williams College in 1972.[2]
Family
editArnold married Margaret Day Bradley on June 14, 1937, and together had a son and a daughter. After their divorce, Arnold married Harriet Borda Schmidgall, in January 1978.[3]
Ordained ministry
editArnold was ordained deacon in June 1940, and priest in December 1940 by Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill of Massachusetts. He served as priest-in-charge of St John's Church in Saugus, Massachusetts between 1940 and 1943. He then served as chaplain in the United States Army and United States Army Air Forces during WWII, between 1943 and 1945, after which he became rector of Grace Church, Medford, Massachusetts. where he remained till 1950. Subsequently, he also served as chaplain at Tufts College in Boston between 1945 and 1950. He went on to become rector at Christ Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1950, where he served until his election as bishop.[4]
Bishop
editArnold was initially elected as Suffragan Bishop of California on February 3, 1959, however, he declined the election.[5] He was elected again, this time as Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts in 1971, and accepted. He was consecrated a bishop on January 29, 1972, in Trinity Church by Presiding Bishop John E. Hines.[6] His episcopacy was characterized with advocacy on housing, poverty and other social issues. He retired in 1982. Arnold died on December 3, 1992.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fields, Carrnen (January 30, 1972). "1200 see Rev. Arnold consecrated Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts". Boston Globe. p. 4. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "ARNOLD, MORRIS FAIRCHILD". Who's Who in Religion: 20. 1977.
- ^ "ARNOLD, MORRIS FAIRCHILD". Who Was Who in America: 11. 1993.
- ^ "ARNOLD, MORRIS FAIRCHILD". Who's Who in the East: 23. 1977.
- ^ "Suffragan Elected". The Living Church. 138: 7. 15 February 1959.
- ^ "Bishop Is Consecrated". The New York Times. 1972-01-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Rev. Morris F. Arnold, Episcopal Official, 77". The New York Times. 1992-12-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
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