James R. Moodey

James Russell Moodey
The Right Reverend; James Russell Moodey; D.D.
	Bishop of Ohio
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Ohio
Appointed	December 11, 1982
In office	1983-1993
Predecessor	John H. Burt
Successor	J. Clark Grew II
Orders
Ordination	January 5, 1958; by Henry Hobson
Consecration	June 18, 1983; by John Allin
Personal details
Born	December 9, 1932; Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died	September 5, 2005 (aged 72); Damariscotta, Maine, United States
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	John Reginald Moodey & Matil Cochran
Spouse	Penelope Hall Moodey (m. 1959)
Children	3
Previous post	Coadjutor Bishop of Ohio (1983)
Education	Episcopal Theological School
Alma mater	Hamilton College

James Russell Moodey (December 9, 1932 – September 5, 2005) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio from 1983 to 1994.

Early Life and Education

Moodey was born on December 9, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of the Reverend John Reginald Moodey and Matil Cochran. He was educated in the Long Island public schools, before enrolling at Hamilton College, from where graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1954. He also studied at the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated in 1957. Whilst there, he served one summer in Haiti. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Kenyon College, where he served as a trustee from 1984-1994, and another from Hamilton College in 1988.[1]

Ordained Ministry

Moodey was ordained deacon on June 22, 1957 by Bishop Anson Phelps Stokes of Massachusetts.[2] He was ordained priest on January 5, 1958 by Bishop Henry Hobson of Southern Ohio. He then became assistant at Christ Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. During that time, he met and married Penelope Wallace Hall in 1959. In 1960 he became rector of the Church of the Nativity in New Castle, Delaware, while in 1965, he moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania to serve as rector of St Luke's Church. Between 1976 and 1983, he served as rector of St Paul's Church in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.[3]

Episcopacy

On December 11, 1982, during a special diocesan convention, Moodey was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ohio.[4] He was consecrated on June 18, 1983, by Presiding Bishop John Allin, and succeeded as diocesan bishop. He founded the Episcopal Community Services Foundation, to provide funds for community ministry. He retied in 1993. In 1996, he became Assistant Bishop of Maine, and served in the diocese till 1997. Moodey died at his home in Damariscotta, Maine on September 5, 2005, after years suffering from metastatic kidney cancer.[5]

References

"MOODEY, JAMES R.". Who's Who in the Midwest: 448. 1990.
"Ordinations". The Living Church. 135: 29. 4 August 1957.
"Retired Bishop Moodey of Ohio and Maine Dies of Cancer", Episcopal News Service, 6 September 2005. Retrieved on 21 November 2020.
"Ohio Elects Coadjutor". The Living Church. 186: 6. 23 January 1983.
Goodman, Rebecca "Bishop James Moodey led Episcopal Diocese", The Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 September 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio. Retrieved on 21 November 2020.

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[1] "MOODEY, JAMES R.". Who's Who in the Midwest: 448. 1990.

[2] "Ordinations". The Living Church. 135: 29. 4 August 1957.

[3] "Retired Bishop Moodey of Ohio and Maine Dies of Cancer", Episcopal News Service, 6 September 2005. Retrieved on 21 November 2020.

[4] "Ohio Elects Coadjutor". The Living Church. 186: 6. 23 January 1983.

[5] Goodman, Rebecca "Bishop James Moodey led Episcopal Diocese", The Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 September 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio. Retrieved on 21 November 2020.