Charles Kendall Gilbert

Charles Kendall Gilbert
The Right Reverend; Charles Kendall Gilbert; D.D., D.Litt., S.T.D.
	Bishop of New York
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	New York
Elected	January 26, 1947
In office	1947–1950
Predecessor	William T. Manning
Successor	Horace W. B. Donegan
Orders
Ordination	June 10, 1906; by David H. Greer
Consecration	October 28, 1930; by James De Wolf Perry
Personal details
Born	August 6, 1878; Bainbridge, New York, United States
Died	November 18, 1958 (aged 80); Charlemont, Massachusetts, United States
Buried	Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Don A. Gilbert & Amelia Bixby
Spouse	Anna Louise Brownell (m. June 21, 1906)
Children	1
Previous post	Suffragan Bishop of New York (1930-1947)

Charles Kendall Gilbert[1] (August 6, 1878 – November 18, 1958) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, serving from 1947 to 1950.[2] He served as suffragan from 1930 to 1946. He retired in 1950.

Education

Gilbert attended Hamilton College from where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1902 and a Master of Arts in 1905. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from the same institution in 1925. In 1905 he also graduated with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from General Theological Seminary, from where he was also awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1931. He was awarded a Doctor of Letters from Hobart College in 1947 and another Doctor of Divinity in 1949, this time from Trinity College.

Ordination

Gilbert was ordained deacon in 1905 and priest in 1906. He served as rector of Trinity Church in New Dorp, Staten Island, New York City from 1905 till 1906. He then became rector of Grace Church in Millbrook, New York, while in 1912, he became the editor of The Churchman, a post he retained till 1918. From 1918 till 1920 he served as rector of the Church of St James the Less in Scarsdale, New York. For the next ten years he served as the executive secretary of the Social Service Commission of the Diocese of New York.

Suffragan bishop

Gilbert was elected Suffragan Bishop of New York on May 14, 1930. He was elected at the 147th annual convention which took place on May 13 and 14, 1930. Gilbert was elected to replace Bishop Herbert Shipman. He was consecrated on October 28 of the same year. He served as suffragan bishop for 16 years. He succeeded Bishop Manning as Bishop of New York in 1947.[3]

Works

The social opportunity of the churchman. Department of Christian Social Service. 1924.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Foreigners Or Friends, a Handbook: The Churchman's Approach to the Foreign-born and Their Children. Department of missions and church extension. 1921.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Religion in Life. Abingdon Press. 1980.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Notes and references

The Churchman's Year Book & American Church Almanac. J. Heidingsfeld. 1913. p. 271.
Segrave, Kerry (2001). Age Discrimination by Employers. McFarland. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-0-7864-1010-1.
(1932). The Living Church Annual, p. 66. Morehouse-Gorham Company, Milwaukee, WI.

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[ChurchAlmanac1913-1] The Churchman's Year Book & American Church Almanac. J. Heidingsfeld. 1913. p. 271.

[Segrave2001-2] Segrave, Kerry (2001). Age Discrimination by Employers. McFarland. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-0-7864-1010-1.

[3] (1932). The Living Church Annual, p. 66. Morehouse-Gorham Company, Milwaukee, WI.