Dudley S. Stark

Dudley Scott Stark (November 19, 1894 – November 23, 1971) was third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, serving from 1950 to 1962.

The Right Reverend

Dudley Scott Stark

D.D., LL.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Rochester
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseRochester
ElectedJanuary 26, 1950
In office1950-1962
PredecessorBartel H. Reinheimer
SuccessorGeorge W. Barrett
Orders
OrdinationOctober 18, 1920
by Ethelbert Talbot
ConsecrationMarch 24, 1950
by Henry Knox Sherrill
Personal details
Born(1894-11-19)November 19, 1894
Waverley, New York, United States
DiedNovember 23, 1971(1971-11-23) (aged 77)
York Harbor, Maine, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsRodney Jewett Stark & Lelia May Scott
SpouseMary Leith
Children3

Early life and education

Stark was born November 19, 1894, in Waverley, New York, the son of Rodney Jewett Stark and Lelia May Scott. During World War I he served in the US Navy. He studied at Trinity College and later at the Episcopal Theological Seminary. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Trinity and Kenyon College. Chicago Medical School awarded him a Legum Doctor and a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Hobart College.

Ordination

Stark was ordained deacon on April 10, 1920 and priest on October 18, 1920. He was appointed assistant at [[St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania)|St Mark's Church in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, after which he became rector of the same church in 1921. He moved to New York City in 1926 to become vicar of Holy Trinity Church. In 1932 he became rector of St Chrysostom's Church in Chicago, where he remained till 1950. Subsequently, he served as Dean of the Chicago North Deanery and a canon of the cathedral chapter of Chicago.

Episcopacy

Stark was elected Bishop of Bishop of Rochester on January 26, 1950, during the diocesan convention. He was consecrated on March 24, 1950, by Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill in Christ Church, Rochester, New York. He retained the post till 1962. He died of pneumonia on November 23, 1971, in York Harbor, Maine.[1]

Family

Stark married Mary Leith and together have a son and two daughters.

References
  1. "Dr. Dudley S. Stark Sr., 77, Former Bishop of Rochester", The New York Times, New York, 25 November 1971. Retrieved on 13 March 2019.


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