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American bishop
The Right Reverend
Robert McConnell Hatch
Bishop of Western Massachusetts
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseWestern Massachusetts
In office1957–1970
PredecessorWilliam Appleton Lawrence
SuccessorAlexander Doig Stewart
Previous post(s)Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut (1951-1957)
Orders
OrdinationMay 1940
by Henry Knox Sherrill
ConsecrationApril 17, 1951
by Henry Knox Sherrill
Personal details
Born(1910-07-06)July 6, 1910
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
DiedJuly 16, 2009(2009-07-16) (aged 99)
Louisville, Colorado, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsWilliam Henry Paine Hatch & Marion Louise Townsend
SpouseHelen Crocker Addison
Children2

Robert McConnell Hatch (July 6, 1910 – July 16, 2009) was a suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut (1951-1957) and fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts (1957–1970).

Education

Hatch was born in Brooklyn, New York City on July 6, 1910, the son of the Reverend William Henry Paine Hatch and Marion Louise Townsend. He was educated at St Mark's School in Southboro, Massachusetts and Harvard University. He also studied at Columbia University where he graduated with a master's in history in 1935. He also studied at the Episcopal Theological Seminary from where he earned his Bachelor of Divinity in 1939.

Priest

Hatch was ordained deacon in 1939 and a priest in May 1940 by Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill of Massachusetts. He was appointed curate of Trinity Church, Boston where he remained until 1941 when he became rector of St John's Church in Arlington, Massachusetts. He transferred to Wilmington, Delaware where he became Dean of the Cathedral of St John in 1945. In 1946 he was also deputy of the General Convention and between 1947 and 1948 he served as president of the standing committee of the Diocese of Delaware. In 1948 he became rector of St John's Church in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Bishop

For seven years, Hatch served as Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut. He was elected on January 30, 1951, at a special diocesan convention which took place in Hartford, Connecticut. He was consecrated by the Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill on April 17, 1951, in St John's Church in Waterbury, Connecticut. In 1957 he was elected Bishop of Western Massachusetts where he remained until 1970. After retirement he served as an Interim in Berlin, New Hampshire.

Writings

Hatch is known for his writings on 'What is meant by Christian Marriage' and 'What is meant by Christian Burial'. He also wrote two books related to the American War for Independence.

Personal life

Hatch married Helen Crocker Addison in 1940 and together had two children.

Bibliography

  • Major John André: A Gallant in Spy's Clothing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1986. ISBN 0-395-35324-6.

See also

References

  1. "Connecticut Election", The Living Church, New York, 11 February 1951.
  2. "Robert Hatch Consecrated", The Living Church, New York, 29 April 1951.

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Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded byWilliam Appleton Lawrence 4th Bishop of Western Massachusetts
1957–1970 		Succeeded byAlexander Doig Stewart
VacantTitle last held byWalter H. Gray Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut
1951–1957 		Succeeded byJohn H. Esquirol
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