Robert Jefferson Hargrove Jr.

Robert Jefferson Hargrove, Junior (October 3, 1937 – May 19, 2005) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana.

The Right Reverend

Robert Jefferson Hargrove Jr.
Bishop of Western Louisiana
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNorthwest Texas
ElectedMarch 13, 1989
In office1990-2001
PredecessorWillis R. Henton
SuccessorD. Bruce MacPherson
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1967
by Gordon V. Smith
ConsecrationJuly 8, 1989
by Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born(1937-10-03)October 3, 1937
DiedMay 19, 2005(2005-05-19) (aged 67)
Pineville, Louisiana, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsRobert Jefferson Hargrove & Mildred Alice Copley
Spouse
Linda Hargrove
(m. 1957)
Children3

Early life and education

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Hargrove was born on October 3, 1937, in Paducah, Kentucky, to Robert Jefferson Hargrove Senior and Mildred Alice Copley, and was raised as a Baptist. He as educated at Paducah Tilghman High School and later studied at Georgetown College from where he earned a Bachelor in Music Education. He married Linda Hargrove on December 29, 1957, and together had three children. Later he earned a Master of Divinity from the Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas in 1965 and subsequently ministered at the DeSoto Baptist Church in DeSoto in De Soto, Kansas. During that time he joined the Episcopal Church and commenced studies at the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary from where he graduated in 1967.[1]

Ordained ministry

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Hargrove was ordained to the diaconate in June 1967 and to the priesthood in December 1967 in Trinity Cathedral, Davenport, Iowa. He was then appointed assistant to the dean of Trinity Cathedral. After a while he moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, to serve as associate rector of Holy Trinity Church. Later he also became rector of St Andrew's Church in Grand Prairie, Texas, and Canon to the Ordinary. He was also rector of Grace Church in Madison, Wisconsin, and in 1980 became rector of Grace Church in Monroe, Louisiana. Between 1987 and 1989 he served as rector of the Church Ascension in Lafayette, Louisiana.[2]

Bishop

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During a special convention of the Diocese of Western Louisiana held on March 13, 1989, Hargrove was elected its Coadjutor Bishop. He was consecrated as a bishop on July 8, 1989, by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning. He succeeded as diocesan bishop on July 7, 1990, and duly installed at St Mark's Cathedral in Shreveport, Louisiana. Hargrove retired on November 1, 2001. After a lengthily illness, he died on May 19, 2005, at his home in Pineville, Louisiana.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Western Louisiana Elects Coadjutor", Episcopal News Service, March 23, 1989. Retrieved on January 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "ROBERT JEFFERSON HARGROVE, JR". The Episcopal Church Annual: 347. 1991.
  3. ^ "Retired Bishop Robert J. Hargrove of Western Louisiana Dies at 67", Episcopal News Service, May 20, 2005. Retrieved on January 17, 2023.

Sources

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  • Episcopal Church Annual