Robert Burton Gooden
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The Right Reverend Robert Burton Gooden | |
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Province | The Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Los Angeles |
Orders | |
Consecration | May 27, 1930 |
Personal details | |
Born | September 18, 1874 |
Died | August 24, 1976 Los Angeles, California | (aged 101)
Nationality | American |
Robert Burton Gooden (September 18, 1874 – August 24, 1976) was a suffragan bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. He helped found the Gooden Center, a residential facility in Pasadena for recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.[1] He was the oldest bishop in The Episcopal Church when he died at the age of 101.[2] His son, Reginald Heber Gooden, was also a bishop.[3]
References
- ^ "About Us". The Gooden Center. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ "Oldest Bishop Dies at 101". Episcopal News Service. August 25, 1976. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ "Dean Gooden Consecrated Bishop of Canal Zone". The Living Church. CXV (20): 5. May 20, 1945.