John A. Pinckney
John Adams Pinckney (March 8, 1905 - December 7, 1972) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as the forth Bishop of Upper South Carolina.
The Right Reverend John Adams Pinckney D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Upper South Carolina | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Upper South Carolina |
| Elected | May 7, 1963 |
| In office | 1963–1972 |
| Successor | Clarence Alfred Cole |
| Opposed to | George Moyer Alexander |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 1933 by Albert Sidney Thomas |
| Consecration | September 18, 1963 by M. George Henry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1905 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States |
| Died | December 7, 1972 (aged 67) Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
| Buried | Trinity Cathedral yard |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Francis Douglas Pinckney & Mary Lee Adams |
| Spouse | Hilda W. Emerson |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of the South |
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