Alex D. Dickson

Alex Dockery Dickson Jr. (born (1926-09-09)September 9, 1926) was first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee, serving from 1983 to 1994.

The Right Reverend

Alex Dockery Dickson

D.D.
Bishop of West Tennessee
Dickson at his consecration as a bishop, April 1983
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseWest Tennessee
ElectedJanuary 22, 1983
In office1983-1994
SuccessorJames Malone Coleman
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1, 1958
by Duncan Montgomery Gray Sr.
ConsecrationApril 9, 1983
by John Allin
Personal details
Born (1926-09-09) September 9, 1926
Alligator, Mississippi, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
Spouse
    Charlotte Nell Perkins
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    ​
    (d. 1995)​
    • Georgie Maude Wicks
    Children
    • Alex D. Dickson, III
    • John Dickson
    • Charles Dickson
    • Jane Dickson
    Occupation3

    Early Life and Education

    Dickson was born on September 9, 1926 in Alligator, Mississippi, the son of Alex Dockery Dickson and Georgie Maude Wicks. He studied at the University of Mississippi and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949. he then enrolled at the University of the South and earned his Master of Divinity in 1958.

    Ordained Ministry

    Dickson was ordained deacon on May 31, 1958 by Bishop Duncan Montgomery Gray Sr. of Mississippi. He was ordained priest on December 1, 1958 by the same bishop. In 1958, he also became vicar of St Paul's Church in Hollandale, Mississippi. In 1962, he became rector of St Columb's Church in Jackson, Mississippi. Dickson became headmaster of All Saints' Episcopal School in Vicksburg, Mississippi from 1968 till 1983. He lived on campus with his first wife and family until his resignation. He was instrumental in building student enrolment.[1]

    Bishop

    On January 22, 1983, Dickson was elected after 33 ballots, as the first Bishop of West Tennessee in St Mary's Cathedral, Memphis, Tennessee. He was consecrated on April 9, 1983 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, by Presiding Bishop John Allin. He retired on September 30, 1994.[2]

    References
    Footnotes
    1. Marquis Who's Who (1992). Who's who in Religion, p. 127. Marquis Who's Who, Berkeley Heights, NJ. ISBN 0837916046.
    2. The Living Church. Morehouse-Gorham Company. 1983. p. 6.
    Sources
    • Episcopal Clerical Directory (1998)
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