Christoph Keller Jr.
The Right Reverend Christoph Keller Jr. | |
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Bishop of Arkansas | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Arkansas |
Elected | June 28, 1967 |
In office | 1970–1981 |
Predecessor | Robert R. Brown |
Successor | Herbert A. Donovan Jr. |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 25, 1957 by Robert R. Brown |
Consecration | June 28, 1967 by John E. Hines |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | May 19, 1995 Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | (aged 79)
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Christoph Keller, Margaret Ely Walter |
Spouse | Caroline P. Murphy (m. 1940) |
Children | 6 |
Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Arkansas (1967-1970) |
Alma mater | Washington and Lee University |
Christoph Keller Jr. (December 22, 1915 – May 19, 1995) was the tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas from 1970 to 1981. He served as a member of The Living Church Foundation during his tenure as bishop. The library of the General Theological Seminary in New York is named in his memory. [1]
Early life and education
Keller was born on December 22, 1915 in Bay City, Michigan, son of the Reverend Christoph Keller and Margaret Ely Walter. He graduated from Washington and Lee University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1939, and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1973. The University of the South also awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1968. During World War II he served in the Marine Corps, and then entered business. He studied at the General Theological Seminary, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1957, and earning a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1968. He married Caroline P. Murphy on June 22, 1940, and together had six children.[2]
Ordained ministry
Keller was ordained deacon on July 11, 1956 at St Mary's Church in El Dorado, Arkansas by Bishop R. Bland Mitchell of Arkansas.[3] He was then ordained priest on March 25, 1957 by Bishop Robert R. Brown.[4] In 1957, he became vicar of St James' Church in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, St John's Church in Harrison, Arkansas, and St Andrew's Church in Mountain Home, Arkansas, where he remained until 1962. In 1962, he became rector of St Andrew's Church in Jackson, Mississippi, and became its first dean when the church became a cathedral in 1966.[5]
Bishop
Keller was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Arkansas on June 28, 1967, during the 95th diocesan convention held in Trinity Cathedral.[6] He was consecrated on October 17, 1967 in Trinity Cathedral, by the Presiding Bishop, John E. Hines. [7] He succeeded as diocesan bishop on November 1, 1970. He retired in 1981. Keller died in Alexandria, Louisiana, on May 19, 1995, following a long illness.
References
- ^ "Library Honors Bishop Christoph Keller, Jr.", The Living Church, December 14, 2011. Retrieved on June 7, 2021.
- ^ "KELLER, CHRISTOPH, JR". Who's Who in Religion: 271. 1992. ISBN 9780837916040.
- ^ "Ordinations: Deacons". The Living Church. 155: 5. November 5, 1967.
- ^ "THE EPISCOPATE OF HENRY NILES PIERCE 1870 - 1899". White Already to Harvest: The Episcopal Church in Arkansas, 1838-1971: 79. 1975.
- ^ "Bishop Keller of Arkansas Dies", The Living Church, June 11, 1995. Retrieved on June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Keller Elected in Arkansas". The Living Church. 155: 4. July 23, 1967.
- ^ "Keller Consecrated". The Living Church. 133: 30. August 5, 1956.
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