George Lazenby Reynolds

The Right Reverend
George Lazenby Reynolds, Jr
D.D.
Bishop of Tennessee
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Tennessee
In office 1985-1991
Predecessor William Evan Sanders
Successor Bertram Herlong
Orders
Ordination 1955
Consecration 15 June 1985
by John Allin
Personal details
Born (1927-08-18) August 18, 1927
Opelika, Alabama, United States
Died November 3, 1991(1991-11-03) (aged 64)
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
Parents George Lazenby Reynolds & Marion Barrett
Alma mater Sewanee: The University of the South

George Lazenby Reynolds, Jr. (18 August 1927 – 3 November 1991) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee from 1985 to 1991.

Biography

Reynolds was born in Opelika, Alabama on August 18, 1927. He graduated from the Sewanee: The University of the South. He also graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary with a masters of divinity in 1954. He also acquired a Ph.D. degree from New York University in 1970.

Ordination

Reynolds was ordained deacon on July 1, 1956 in Otey Memorial Parish Church by Theodore N. Barth, Bishop of Tennessee, and a priest a year later. He served as rector of St Stephen's Church in Edina, Minnesota from 1976 till 1985. Prior to this he served parishes in Pennsylvania and Ohio and was chaplain to Sewanee Military Academy. He was in the Christian Education department of the Church Center for six years. [1]

Bishop

On January 26, 1985, Reynolds was elected Bishop of Tennessee. He was consecrated bishop on June 15, 1985 by Presiding Bishop John Allin in All Saints Chapel of The University of the South. He died while in office on November 3, 1991.

References

  1. ↑ "A Short history of ten bishops of Tennessee Episcopal Church 1834-1993", Diocese of Tennessee. Retrieved on 4 October 2018.



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