Sam Byron Hulsey
Sam Byron Hulsey (born February 14, 1932) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas, serving from 1980 to 1997. He was a graduate the Virginia Theological Seminary.
Hulsey was born on Feb. 14, 1932, to Ruth and Sim Hulsey in the old All Saints’ Hospital in Fort Worth.[1]
He was born Feb. 14, 1932, at the old All Saints' Episcopal Hospital, and he graduated from Paschal High School, Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Va., and the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va. He also studied at St. Andrew's Scotland and was awarded honorary degrees by Virginia Seminary, The University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., and the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin.[2]
Hulsey had a long and distinguished career in The Episcopal Church Hulsey headed parishes in Corsicana, Pampa, and Midland, as well as in Nashville, Tennessee.[3]
His career culminated in his tenure as bishop of the Diocese of Northwest Texas from 1980-1997. The diocesan offices in Lubbock are in the Sam Byron Hulsey Episcopal Center. After his retirement, he moved back to his hometown of Fort Worth. There he served as assisting bishop in the Diocese of Fort Worth.:[4]
Hulsey died on Aug. 6, 2020, at Selby Hill, his beloved family homestead in Parker County. He was 88 years old.[5]
See also
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References
- ^ https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/08/10/rip-northwest-texas-bishop-sam-b-hulsey/
- ^ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?n=sam-byron-hulsey&pid=196613831
- ^ https://episcopaldiocesefortworth.org/bishop-sam-b-hulsey-february-14-1932-august-6-2020/
- ^ https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/08/10/rip-northwest-texas-bishop-sam-b-hulsey/
- ^ https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/08/10/rip-northwest-texas-bishop-sam-b-hulsey/
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