A. Robert Hirschfeld

American Episcopal bishop

The Right Reverend

A. Robert Hirschfeld

Bishop of New Hampshire
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|  (1961-01-10) January 10, 1961 (age 63)

Red Wing, Minnesota, United States

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

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Hirschfeld graduated from Dartmouth College in 1983. He has a master's degree in divinity from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale.[2]

## Ordained ministry

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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

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Hirschfeld is married to Polly Ingraham, and the couple have three children.[3]

## See also

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* List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
* Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States

## References

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1. ^ "The Bishop Makes his Move". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. G. Jeffrey MacDonald | Mar - Apr 2013
2. ^ "Bishop Hirschfeld". Episcopal Church of New Hampshire. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
3. ^ a b "The Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld". episcopalchurch.org. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
4. ^ "Amherst's Robert Hirschfeld prepares for move to New Hampshire as next Episcopal bishop there". Massachusetts Live, Diane Lederman on July 20, 2012
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ 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.