Keith Ackerman
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The Right Reverend Keith Ackerman |
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|---|---|
| Bishop of Quincy | |
| See | Quincy |
| Predecessor | Edward H. MacBurney |
| Successor | Juan Alberto Morales |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | June 29, 1994 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Keith Lynn Ackerman |
| Born |
August 3, 1946 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Denomination |
Anglican Church of North America (formerly The Episcopal Church) |
| Parents | Raymond L. Ackerman, Alberta M. Pritchard Ackerman |
| Spouse | Joann |
| Children | 3 |
Keith Lynn Ackerman (born August 3, 1946) is an American Anglican bishop. Consecrated as a bishop of the Episcopal Church, he is currently the bishop vicar of the Diocese of Quincy of the Anglican Church in North America.
Ackerman currently lives in Keller, Texas. He works part-time as a therapist, assists the bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth (ACNA), and serves as vicar of St. Timothy's Church in Fort Worth. Before becoming a bishop, Ackerman was a curate at the Church of the Transfiguration in Freeport, Long Island, New York (1974-76), then as rector of St. Mary's Church in Charleroi, Pennsylvania (1976-1989), and then as rector of St. Mark's Church in Arlington, Texas. (1989 - 1994)
Ackerman was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on August 3, 1946, to Raymond Levan Ackerman (1909 - 1985), a first generation Swede, and Alberta Melba Pritchard (1912 - 2001), a first generation immigrant of Welsh and English descent. His sisters, Adrienne Ann and Rae Levan died prior to his birth. He has a brother, Jay, who was born in 1953. Ackerman attended Centennial Elementary School, George Washington School, and graduated from McKeesport Area High School in 1964. He was noted as a baseball pitcher there, and in 2005 he was inducted into the McKesport High School Hall of Fame. He attended Pennsylvania State University and the University of Pittsburgh while working full-time for the United States Steel Corporation - Duquesne Works. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Marymount College in Salina, Kansas, in 1971 while working at the St. Francis Boys Home in nearby Ellsworth. He also completed graduate studies in psychology under the supervision of Ronald C. Force of Salina, Kansas. He later received his Master of Divinity degree from Nashotah House seminary in 1974 and a Doctor of Divinity from the same institution in 1994. His additional studies are in the areas of psychology, languages, and liturgy.
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