J. Gillespie Armstrong
Joseph Gillespie Armstrong (October 15, 1901 - April 23, 1964) was an American suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania from 1949 until November 7, 1960, when he was elected coadjutor. He succeeded Rt. Rev. Oliver J. Hart as Bishop of Pennsylvania when Bishop Hart retired on July 19, 1963. However Bishop Armstrong's diocesan episcopate only lasted nine months before his death.
The Right Reverend Joseph Gillespie Armstrong D.D., S.T.D. | |
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| Bishop of Pennsylvania | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Pennsylvania |
| In office | 1963–1964 |
| Predecessor | Oliver J. Hart |
| Successor | Robert L. DeWitt |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 1931 by Edward T. Helfenstein |
| Consecration | October 28, 1949 by Henry Knox Sherrill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1901 Warren, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | April 23, 1964 (aged 62) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Joseph Gillespie Armstrong and Minnie Houston |
| Spouse | Clara Vickers Elliot (m.1931-d.1949) Loiuse McKelvey Bray Gillespie |
| Previous post(s) | Suffragan Bishop of Pennsylvania (1949-1960) Coadjutor Bishop of Pennsylvania (1960-1963) |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
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