Urban T. Holmes III

Urban Tigner Holmes III (June 12, 1930 – August 6, 1981) was an Episcopal priest, theologian, and academic during the twentieth century. He was the son of Urban T. Holmes Jr. and Margaret Allan Gemmell Holmes. Following studies at the University of North Carolina, he studied for the priesthood at the former Philadelphia Divinity School. He served as dean of the School of Theology of the University of the South from 1973 until his death. His biggest accomplishment while in Sewanee was the establishment of the Education for Ministry program.

References

• William Stevens Powell, editor, Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, volume three, p. 181.

External links

• Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury
• Obituary - Episcopal News Service