Arthur C. Lichtenberger
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The Most Reverend Arthur C. Lichtenberger |
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| 21st Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| In office | 1958-1964 |
| Predecessor | Henry Knox Sherrill |
| Successor | John E. Hines |
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| Ordination | 21 November 1926 |
| Consecration | 1951 |
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| Born |
January 8, 1900 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States |
| Died | September 3, 1968 (aged 68) Bethel, Vermont, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Previous post | Bishop of Missouri (1951-1958) |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
Arthur Carl Lichtenberger (January 8, 1900—September 3, 1968) was a bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States. He served as Bishop of Missouri from 1952 to 1959, and as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1958 to 1964.
Lichtenberger was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where his father ran a grocery store. He attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where he played quarterback on the football team and was president of the Sigma Pi fraternity chapter. He was also president of the senior class, chairman of the Commons Committee, president of the Kenyon Masonic Club, lettered in basketball, headed the College Choir, and served on both the Collegian and Reveille staffs. He graduated cum laude from Kenyon with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1923 and was chosen by the English Department to give the class address.
Lichtenberger was influenced to join the priesthood by his father-in-law, Rev. Martin Tate, and entered the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He earned his Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1925, and did his postgraduate work at the General Theological Seminary in Manhattan. He was ordained a deacon on March 21, 1925, and a priest on November 21, 1926.
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