William Creighton (bishop)

The Right Reverend
William Creighton
Bishop of Washington
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Washington
Personal details
Born 1909
Died 1987
Spouse Marie-Louise Forrest Creighton[1]
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania

William Forman Creighton (1909–1987) was the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Washington in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He was a Navy chaplain during World War II. His remains are interred in the Washington National Cathedral where he served.

Rev. Creighton graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.[2] On November 25, 1963 he represented presiding bishop, the Rt. Rev. Arthur C. Lichtenberger, in the funeral procession President John F. Kennedy.[3]

His father, Frank W. Creighton, was the second missionary bishop of the Diocese of Mexico, sixth bishop of the Diocese of Michigan, and a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Long Island. His son, Michael W. Creighton, was the ninth bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Marie-Louise Creighton, Bishop's Wife". The Washington Post. Washington Post. February 11, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.enivation.com/SigmaPi/archive/Emerald/1962/SP_EMERALD_VOL_49_NO_2_SUMMER_1962.pdf, Pg. 56
  3. ↑ http://www.enivation.com/SigmaPi/archive/Emerald/1964/SP_EMERALD_VOL_50_NO_4_WINTER_1964.pdf, Pg. 182
  4. ↑ "Bishop Consecrated in Central Pennsylvania". The Living Church. Episcopal Church. December 10, 1995. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
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