Robert W. Estill

Robert Whitridge Estill (born September 7, 1927)[1] was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina on November 2, 1979.[2] Estill was installed as the ninth bishop of North Carolina on January 27, 1983 at Duke University Chapel,[3] and he served as diocesan bishop until his retirement in 1994.[1] An alumnus of the Episcopal Divinity School,[2] he was consecrated on March 15, 1980.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Previous Bishops". The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Dr. Estill of Dallas Elected in North Carolina" (Press release). Winston-Salem, NC. Episcopal News Service. November 8, 1979 – via The Archives of the Episcopal Church.
  3. ↑ The recognition and the investiture of the Right Reverend Robert Whitridge Estill as the IX Bishop of North Carolina, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, 1983, p. i, retrieved October 16, 2017 – via Internet Archive
  4. ↑ "Bishop Estill is Consecrated in N.C." (Press release). Durham, NC. Episcopal News Service. March 20, 1980 – via The Archives of the Episcopal Church.
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by
Thomas Fraser		 9th Bishop of North Carolina
1983–1994		 Succeeded by
Robert C. Johnson Jr.



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