C. Judson Child Jr.

The Rt. Rev. C. Judson Child, Jr

The Right Reverend Charles Judson Child, Jr. (1923-2004) was the Seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, being consecrated as Bishop Suffragan in 1978, and latter as Diocesan Bishop from 1983 - 1989.

Background

Judson Child 25 April 1923 in North Bergen, New Jersey. In 1944, he graduated from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Having attended the School of Theology at the same institution, in 1947, Judson received his Master of Divinity

On February 2, 1947, Judson Child was ordained as a transitional Deacon by The Right Reverend Benjamin M. Washburn, Bishop of Newark. On March 1, 1948, Bishop Wasburn ordained Judson as a priest.

From 1947 to 1951, Father Child served as assistant to the rector of St. Paul’s, Paterson, New Jersey. In 1951, Father Child, became rector of St. Bartholomew's Church, Ho Ho Kus, New Jersey.

In 1967, having served sixteen years in Ho Ho Kus, Father Child took a post as Canon Pastor at St. Philip’s Cathedral in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1978 Father Child was elected Bishop Suffragan unded Bishop Bennett J. Sims. Upon Bishop Sims' retirment, Bishop Child was elected Diocesan Bishop, being installed in 1983 and retiring in 1989. Renowned for his quick wit, open heart, and grand sense of humor, Bishop Child continued to be well loved and active in the diocese well after his retiremet until his death January 5, 2004.

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C. Judson Child was the 723rd bishop consecrated in the Episcopal Church.

References

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

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