Ralph William Franklin

Ralph William Franklin
The Right Reverend; Ralph William Franklin; Ph.D.
	Bishop of Western New York
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Western New York
Elected	November 20, 2010
In office	2011-2019
Predecessor	J. Michael Garrison
Orders
Ordination	2005
Consecration	April 30, 2011; by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	January 3, 1947; Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Carmela Vircillo (m. 1971)
Children	2
Education	Ohio University
Alma mater	Virginia Theological Seminary

Ralph William Franklin (born January 3, 1947), commonly known as was R. William Franklin, was the eleventh Bishop of Western New York in the Episcopal Church between 2011 and 2019. [1]

Biography

Franklin was born in on January 3, 1947 in Brookhaven, Mississippi . He graduated with a B.A. from Northwestern University and a PhD in Church History from Harvard University. After ordination, Franklin served as Dean of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and professor at General Theological Seminary and St John's in Minnesota. Franklin also served some time in Italy as associate priest at St Paul's Within the Walls in Rome, associate director of the American Academy in Rome, associate priest of the Anglican Centre in Rome and vicar of the Church of the Resurrection in Orvieto. He returned to the United States and was appointed senior associate priest at St Mark's Church in Philadelphia in July 2010. A few months later, on November 20, 2010, Franklin was elected Bishop of Western New York. He was consecrated on April 30, 2011 by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.[2]

Franklin retired as Bishop of Western New York in April 2019.[3][4]

References

"Our Bishop The Rt. Rev. R. William Franklin Eleventh Bishop of Western New York", Diocese of Western New York. Retrieved on 05 December 2018.
Wozniak, Laurie "Diocese of Western New York elects R. William Franklin as bishop", Episcopal Church, 20 November 2010. Retrieved on 10 May 2020.
"Bp. Franklin to Retire in 2019", The Living Church. Retrieved on 10 May 2020.
Dewey, C. "Buffalo Episcopal diocese's bishop retiring; it will share new leader with Pa. diocese", The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY, 7 April 2019. Retrieved on 10 May 2020.

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[1] "Our Bishop The Rt. Rev. R. William Franklin Eleventh Bishop of Western New York", Diocese of Western New York. Retrieved on 05 December 2018.

[2] Wozniak, Laurie "Diocese of Western New York elects R. William Franklin as bishop", Episcopal Church, 20 November 2010. Retrieved on 10 May 2020.

[3] "Bp. Franklin to Retire in 2019", The Living Church. Retrieved on 10 May 2020.

[4] Dewey, C. "Buffalo Episcopal diocese's bishop retiring; it will share new leader with Pa. diocese", The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY, 7 April 2019. Retrieved on 10 May 2020.