Albion Knight | |
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| Born | Albion Williamson Knight Jr. (1924-06-01)June 1, 1924 |
| Died | May 22, 2012(2012-05-22) (aged 87) |
| Political party | Constitution |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign American University |
Albion Williamson Knight Jr. (1 June 1924 – 22 May 2012) was the second Archbishop of theUnited Episcopal Church of North America (UECNA) from 1989 until his resignation in 1992. During his tenure, Knight more than tripled the number ofparishes belonging to the church. He later helped found theChurch of England (Continuing), a conservative church inEngland that opposes both the growth ofAnglo-Catholic practices and doctrines and the more liberal religious and social stance of theChurch of England.
Knight was born on June 1, 1924 inJacksonville,Florida to Albion Williamson Knight (1891–1953) and Anna Marion née Russell (1893–1966). He was the grandson ofAlbion W. Knight (1859–1936), the former Bishop ofCuba in theEpiscopal Church (TEC) and subsequentlyBishop Coadjutor ofNew Jersey.
He graduated from theU.S. Military Academy in 1945, and retired from theArmy in 1973 as aBrigadier General. He earnedmaster's degrees from theUniversity of Illinois andAmerican University.
Knight died on May 22, 2012 at his home inGaithersburg, Maryland.[1]
Knight was ordained adeacon in TEC in 1964 and as a priest in 1965. He joined the UECNA in late 1983 and became the bishop of its Eastern diocese in 1984 before being elected its Archbishop in 1985. He was consecrated in Bethesda, Maryland on June 2, 1984 byCharles D. D. Doren, the first bishop in theContinuing Anglican movement and first Archbishop of the UECNA.
During his tenure, Knight sponsored the creation of a denominationalseminary, reorganized the church into missionary districts, and embarked on a revision of the UECNA Constitution and Canons, which was initially voted on in 1991. The revision changed the title of the senior bishop in the UECNA to Presiding Bishop.
He resigned in 1992 to pursue his political aspiration, and was succeeded as Presiding Bishop by John Cyrus Gramley (1931–1996). Knight was the vice-presidential candidate of theU.S. Taxpayers Party in the1992presidential election.[2]
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| Preceded by | Presiding Bishop of theUnited Episcopal Church of North America 1989–1992 | Succeeded by |
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| First | Constitution nominee forVice President of the United States 1992 | Succeeded by |
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