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Stewart Clark Zabriskie

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The Right Reverend

Stewart Clark Zabriskie

D.D.
Bishop of Nevada
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNevada
In office1986–September 13, 1999
PredecessorWesley Frensdorff
SuccessorKatharine Jefferts Schori
Orders
Ordination1963
ConsecrationSeptember 3, 1986
by Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born(1937-11-07)November 7, 1937
DiedSeptember 13, 1999(1999-09-13) (aged 61)
Reno, Nevada, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCornelius Zabriskie and Florence I. Caffrey
Spouse
Sarah Kirby Miller
(m. 1963)
Children2

Stewart Clark Zabriskie (November 7, 1937 – September 13, 1999) was second diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada from 1986 to 1999.

Early life and education

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Zabriskie was born on November 7, 1937, in White Plains, New York, the son of Cornelius Zabriskie and Florence I. Caffrey. He was educated at the Mount Herman Prep School in New York. He also graduated with a B.A. from Yale University in 1958 and the General Theological Seminary in 1963. He also received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary in 1986.[1] On September 14, 1963, he married Sarah Kirby Miller at Calvary Church, New York City.[2]

Ordained ministry

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He was ordained deacon and priest in 1963. He served as assistant to the rector of the Church of the Incarnation in New York City between 1963 and 1965. He became rector of St Mary's Church in Scarborough, New York between 1966 and 1969. In 1969 be served as assistant to the rector of St John's Church in Pleasantville, New York and in 1973 transferred to Minnesota to become rector of St Andrew's Church in Cloquet and Christ Church in Proctor. In 1977 he became rector of the Church of the Epiphany in Plymouth, Minnesota.[3]

Bishop

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Zabriskie was elected and consecrated Bishop of Nevada in 1986. He died suddenly of heart failure, whilst in office, on September 13, 1999. He was survived by his wife Sarah Kirby Miller, whom he married on September 14, 1963, and his son and daughter. He was succeeded by Katharine Jefferts Schori as Bishop of Nevada, who later became Presiding Bishop and Primate.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "ZABRISKIE, STEWART CLARK". Who's Who in Religion: 577. 1992. ISBN 9780837916040.
  2. ^ "Rev. Stewart C. Zabriskie Marries Miss Sarah Miller", New York Times, September 15, 1963. Retrieved on September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "ZABRISKIE, STEWART CLARK". Who's Who in the West. 22: 880. 1989. ISBN 9780837909226.
  4. ^ "Bishop Zabriskie Dies, Was Leader in Total Ministry", The Living Church, October 3, 1999. Retrieved on September 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Episcopal bishop Zabriskie dies", Las Vegas Sun, September 16, 1999. Retrieved on September 6, 2023.