Robert Appleyard (bishop)
The Right Reverend Robert Bracewell Appleyard D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Pittsburgh | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Pittsburgh |
| Elected | November 14, 1967 |
| In office | 1968–1983 |
| Predecessor | Austin Pardue |
| Successor | Alden Hathaway |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh (1968) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 1947 by Angus Dun |
| Consecration | February 10, 1968 by John E. Hines |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1917 |
| Died | October 26, 1999 (age 81) Chester, Connecticut, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Methodist) |
| Parents | Albert Edward Appleyard & Elizabeth Sharp |
| Spouse | Katharine Louise Gelbach |
| Children | Rev. Jonathan Appleyard, Rev. Daniel Appleyard, Jane Appleyard Roel, Rev Robert Bracewell Appleyard Jr. |
| Occupation | Navy Chaplain, Methodist Minister, Episcopal Rector, Bishop of Pittsburgh, Assistant Bishop of Connecticut |
| Profession | Clergyman |
| Alma mater | Allegheny College, Union Theological Seminary |
Robert Bracewell Appleyard (November 27, 1917 – October 26, 1999) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh from 1968 to 1983.