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Randolph Royall Claiborne, Jr. (1906-1986) was the 5th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, elected in 1952. Previously he had served as Bishop Suffragan in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.

Background

Randolph was born November 7, 1906, to The Rev. Randolph Royall Claiborne, vicar of the Episcopal Church in Farmville, Virginia, and Mary Thomas Clark. The Claiborne family moved to Marietta, Georgia, where Randolph, Sr. would serve as Rector at St. James' Church.

Randolph, Jr. attended the University of Virginia, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1928. He then attended Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, receiving his Master of Divinity in 1931. From 1932 to 1938, he served as Rector of St. James' Church, Macon, Georgia. From there he moved to Church of the Nativity in Huntsville, Alabama, serving from 1938 to 1949 as rector.

In 1949, he was elected bishop suffragan of Alabama. In 1952, he was chosen to serve as the fifth bishop of Atlanta. He married Clara Virginia Kinney Stribling on June 9, 1953.

Bishop Claiborne retired in 1972, and was given the title "Bishop Emeritus" in honor of his 20-year service to the diocese.

Consecrators

The Right Reverend Henry St. G. Tucker, 19th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
The Right Reverend Charles C. J. Carpenter 6th Bishop of Alabama
The Right Reverend Noble C. Powell, 9th Bishop of Maryland

Randolph Claiborne was the 489th bishop consecrated in the Episcopal Church.

References

Atlanta Diocese Centenial History page on Bishop Claiborne.
The Episcopal Church Annual. Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005).

Preceded by John B. Walthour	5th Bishop of Atlanta 1953 – 1972	Succeeded by Bennett J. Sims

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+| Full name = <small>The Right Reverend</small><br>Randolph Royall Claiborne, Jr.
+| Title = V Bishop of Atlanta
+| image = [[Image:Randolph Royall Claiborne Jr.jpg]]
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+| province = [[ECUSA|The Episcopal Church]]
+| diocese = [[Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta|Atlanta]]
+| see = [[Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip, Atlanta|St. Philip Cathedral]]
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+| began = [[1953]]
+| term_end = [[1972]]
+| predecessor = [[John Buchman Walthour|John B. Walthour]]
+| successor = [[Bennett Jones Sims|Bennett J. Sims]]
+| ordination =
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+| previous_post = Bishop Suffragan<br>
+[[Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta|Diocese of Atlanta]]<br>
+| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1906|11|7}}
+| birthplace = [[Farmville, Virginia]]
+| death_date = [[1986]]
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-'''The Right Reverend Randolph Royall Claiborne, Jr.''' ([[1906]]-[[1986]]) was the 5th [[bishop]] of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta]], elected in [[1952]]. Previously he had served as [[Bishop]] [[Suffragan]] in the [[Episcopal Diocese of Alabama]].
+'''Randolph Royall Claiborne, Jr.''' ([[1906]]-[[1986]]) was the 5th [[bishop]] of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta]], elected in [[1952]]. Previously he had served as [[Bishop]] [[Suffragan]] in the [[Episcopal Diocese of Alabama]].
 ===Background===
-Randolph was born [[November 7]], [[1906]], to the Rev. Randolph Royall Claiborne, vicar of the Episcopal Church in [[Farmville, Virginia]], and Mary Thomas Clark.  The Claiborne family moved to [[Marietta, Georgia]], where Randolph, Sr. would serve as [[Rector]] at [[St. James' Episcopal Church, Marietta|St. James' Church]].
+Randolph was born [[November 7]], [[1906]], to The Rev. Randolph Royall Claiborne, vicar of the Episcopal Church in [[Farmville, Virginia]], and Mary Thomas Clark.  The Claiborne family moved to [[Marietta, Georgia]], where Randolph, Sr. would serve as [[Rector]] at [[St. James' Episcopal Church, Marietta|St. James' Church]].
 Randolph, Jr. attended the [[University of Virginia]], receiving his bachelor's degree in [[1928]]. He then attended [[Virginia Theological Seminary]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], receiving his [[Master of Divinity]] in [[1931]]. From [[1932]] to [[1938]], he served as [[Rector]] of [[St. James' Episcopal Church, Macon, Georgia|St. James' Church]], [[Macon, Georgia]]. From there he moved to [[Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Huntsville|Church of the Nativity]] in [[Huntsville, Alabama]], serving from [[1938]] to [[1949]] as rector.
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 Randolph Claiborne was the [[Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States|489th]] bishop consecrated in the Episcopal Church.
+==See also==
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+* [[Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States|List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA]]
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-===References===
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 * [http://www.episcopaldioceseofatlantacentennial.org/History/bishop_clairborne.htm Atlanta Diocese Centenial History] page on Bishop Claiborne.
 * ''The Episcopal Church Annual''. Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005).
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