Robert Hodges Johnson Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Robert Hodges Johnson
Bishop of Western North Carolina
Church:Episcopal Church
Diocese:Western North Carolina
Elected:November 1988
Term:1990–2004
Predecessor:William G. Weinhauer
Successor:G. Porter Taylor
Ordination:1963
Consecration:March 11, 1989
Consecrated By:Edmond L. Browning
Previous Post:Coadjutor Bishop of Western North Carolina (1989-1990)
Birth Date:1 October 1934
Birth Place:Jacksonville, Florida, US
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Religion:Anglican
Parents:William Weakley Johnson & Marjorie Philips
Spouse:Julie
Children:2

Robert Hodges Johnson (born October 1, 1934) is an American prelate who served as the fifth Bishop of Western North Carolina in The Episcopal Church.

Biography

Johnson was born on October 1, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of William Weakley Johnson and Marjorie Philips. He served in the United States Army between 1957 and 1960. He earned a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida, a Master of Divinity the Virginia Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Divinity from the University of the South and the Virginia Theological Seminary, respectively.[1]

After ordination in 1963, he served at the Church of Our Saviour and St George's Church, both in Jacksonville, Florida. He also served at the church of St. Martin in the Highlands, in Jacksonville, before serving as a senior canon at St John's Cathedral. Prior to his election as bishop, he served as rector of the Church of the Holy Innocents in Atlanta, Georgia, a post he held for 17 years.

In November 1988, Johnson was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Western North Carolina. He was consecrated on March 11, 1989, in the Ashville Civic Center, and he succeeded as diocesan in 1990. He retired in 2004. Johnson served as Interim Bishop of Southern Virginia in 2006, and was named Assisting Bishop of Pittsburgh in 2008.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: . December 13, 2008 . Bishop Named For Pittsburgh Episcopalians . The Diocese of Pittsburgh . 2020-08-17.
  2. News: . March 11, 1989 . New bishop for WNC to be ordained: Public ceremony held today in Asheville . The Times-News . Hendersonville, North Carolina . 2015-05-08.