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Herbert Thompson Jr. (December 11, 1933 – August 16, 2006) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as the eighth Bishop of Southern Ohio between 1992 and 2005.

Early life and education

Thompson was born in 1933, in The Bronx, New York City, and was raised in Harlem and Fort Greene, Brooklyn. He served in the United States Air Force between 1952 and 1956. He then graduated from Lincoln University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts, and enrolled at the General Theological Seminary, graduating in 1965 with a Master of Divinity. He also graduated with a Doctor of Ministry from the United Theological Seminary in 1992, and was awarded honorary doctorates from Berkeley College, Bexley Hall, the General Theological Seminary, Kenyon College, and the Hebrew Union Theological Seminary.

Ordained ministry

Thompson was ordained deacon and priest in 1965 for the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. He then became vicar of St Gabriel's Church in Brooklyn, serving till 1971 after becoming rector of Christ Church in Bellport, New York. In 1977, he became rector of Grace Church in Jamaica, Queens, where he remained till 1988. He also served as a deputy to General Convention for the Diocese of Long Island, president of the Standing Committee, a Canon of the Cathedral chapter of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, deputy to provincial synod, and executive director of Interfaith Services of Brooklyn.

Bishop

In 1988, Thompson was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Ohio, and was consecrated on September 24, 1988, by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning. He succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1992, and retired in 2005. He died while on vacation in Italy on August 16, 2006.

References

1. Schjonberg, Mary Frances "Bishop Herbert Thompson Jr. dies in Italy", Episcopal Church, 17 August 2006. Retrieved on 15 December 2020.
2. "Southern Ohio Bishop Will Be Nominated From the Floor of General Convention". The Living Church. 214: 6. 29 June 1997.
3. "Herbert Thompson, Jr.", Episcopal Church. Retrieved on 15 December 2020.
4. "Herbert Thompson Jr., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio, Dies at 72". Jet: 18. 18 September 2006.

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