Edmund Knox Sherrill Explained

Edmund Knox Sherrill (died 2016)[1] was a missionary bishop in The Episcopal Church who served in Brazil.[2] He studied at Episcopal Theological School after serving in the U.S. Army for two years during World War II and graduating from Yale College.[3] He was ordained a bishop on 25 January 1959 in Rio de Janeiro, with his father, retired Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill, serving as chief consecrator.[4] He served until his retirement in 1984.[5]

Notes and References

  1. . In Memorium . Milton Magazine . October 18, 2016 . 83.
  2. Johnson . Sherman . November 9, 1958 . The Painless Sell . . 137 . 19 . 10.
  3. News: . November 21, 1948 . ELISABETH BOWKER ENGAGED TO MARRY . . 81.
  4. . March 1959 . Consecrated Bishop . Hawaiian Church Chronicle . 49 . 7.
  5. Rafael Vilaca Epifani Costa . The Online Council of the Diocese of Recife in 2020: New Ways of Church in Time of Crisis . Scottish Episcopal Institute Journal . 4.3 . Autumn 2020 . 79.

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