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A. Robert Hirschfeld
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The Right Reverend A. Robert Hirschfeld | |
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| Bishop of New Hampshire | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | New Hampshire |
| Elected | May 19, 2012 |
| In office | 2013–present |
| Predecessor | Gene Robinson |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of New Hampshire (2012–2013) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 18, 1992 |
| Consecration | August 4, 2012 by Katharine Jefferts Schori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1961 |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Polly Merritt Ingraham |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College Berkeley Divinity School |
A. Robert Hirschfeld (born January 10, 1961) is a bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States. In 2013 he became the tenth and current bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Hirschfeld graduated from Dartmouth College in 1983. He has a master's degree in divinity from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale.[2]
Ordained ministry
[edit]Hirschfeld was ordained in the Episcopal Church (United States) on January 18, 1992.[3] He took a post as vice chaplain at Christ Church in New Haven, Connecticut. Following his work at Christ Church, he was Vicar/Chaplain and later rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel on the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs. He was then the pastor of Grace Church in Amherst, Massachusetts.[4]
Hirschfeld was elected bishop coadjutor the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire on May 19, 2012.[5] On August 4, 2012, he was consecrated as a bishop in Concord, New Hampshire by Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop.[5] Since 2013, he has served as diocesan bishop, and replaced the previous bishop, Gene Robinson, on his retirement in January 2013.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Hirschfeld is married to Polly Ingraham, and the couple have three children.[3]
See also
[edit]- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "The Bishop Makes his Move". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. G. Jeffrey MacDonald | Mar - Apr 2013
- ^ "Bishop Hirschfeld". Episcopal Church of New Hampshire. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b "The Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld". episcopalchurch.org. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Amherst's Robert Hirschfeld prepares for move to New Hampshire as next Episcopal bishop there". Massachusetts Live, Diane Lederman on July 20, 2012
- ^ a b "New Hampshire diocese elects Robert Hirschfeld as bishop coadjutor". Episcopal Digital Network. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. May 19, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ Megan Doyle, "'He's following Jesus' Hirschfeld consecrated as head of N.H. Episcopal Church" Archived August 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Christian Science Monitor, August 5, 2012.
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