Iveson B. Noland
Iveson Batchelor Noland (September 10, 1916 – June 24, 1975) was an American prelate who served as the Bishop of Louisiana from 1969 to 1975.
The Right Reverend Iveson Batchelor Noland D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Louisiana | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Louisiana |
| In office | 1969-1975 |
| Predecessor | Girault M. Jones |
| Successor | James Brown |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 1940 by John Long Jackson |
| Consecration | October 1, 1952 by Girault M. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1916 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | June 24, 1975 (aged 58) New York City, New York, United States |
| Buried | Christ Church Cathedral (New Orleans) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Ives Batchelor Noland and Camille Reynaud |
| Spouse | Nell Killgore Burden |
| Children | 3 |
| Previous post | Suffragan Bishop of Louisiana (1952-1961) Coadjutor Bishop of Louisiana (1961-1969) |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
Early life and education
Noland was born on September 10, 1916, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Ives Batchelor Noland and Camille Reynaud. He attended Louisiana State University and graduated with a B.A. in 1937. In 1940 he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity from Sewanee: The University of the South and with a Doctor of Divinity in 1952.
Ordination
Noland was ordained deacon in November 1939 by William Mercer Green, and served as curate in St James' Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After his ordination to the priesthood in October 1940, he was appointed rector of Trinity Church in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He also served as U.S. Army Chaplain between 1941 and 1946 and subsequently served as priest-in-charge of St Paul's Church in Winnfield, Louisiana. In 1946 he became rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1950 he transferred to Lake Charles, Louisiana as rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, a post he held until 1952. He also served as chairman of the diocesan Department of Christian Relations between 1950 and 1953.[1]
Episcopacy
Noland was elected Suffragan Bishop of Louisiana in May 1952. He was the first suffragan of Louisiana. Noland was consecrated on October 1, 1952, by Bishop Girault M. Jones in Christ Church Cathedral. As suffragan he was responsible for youth and college work and for the layman's program in the Diocese. He was elected to succeed Bishop Jones as diocesan in 1969 and succeeded on September 1.
Death
Noland was one of the 113 people who died in the Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 plane crash on June 24, 1975, on its way to New York.[2]
Personal life
Noland married Nell Killgore Burden on February 3, 1936, and together had three sons.
See also
- Eastern Air Lines Flight 66, on which Noland died
- UpStairs Lounge arson attack, in which Noland rebuked one of his clergymen for conducting a prayer service for victims in the aftermath
References
- "Episcopate, First for Louisiana", The Living Church, New York, 12 October 1952. Retrieved on 23 October 2018.
- "The Rt. Rev. Iveson B. Noland Dies in Plane Crash", Archives of the Episcopal Church, 24 June 1975. Retrieved on 23 October 2018.