Robert Strange (December 6, 1857 – August 23, 1914) was second bishop of the

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, serving from 1905 to 1913.

Early life and education

Strange was born in

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on December 6, 1857, the son of Robert Strange, a lawyer and army officer, and Caroline Wright. He was also the grandson of Judge and Senator Robert Strange. He was baptized in St James's Church in

. He studied at the Horner School and the

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, graduating with a

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in 1879 and also receiving the debater's medal. He then studied at

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and graduated in 1883.

Ordained ministry

In April 1884, he was ordained deacon by Bishop Alfred A. Watson, of East Carolina and priest on November 15, 1885 by Bishop Theodore B. Lyman of North Carolina. He served as a missionary at

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between 1884 and 1885. He then became rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in

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, while in 1887 he became rector of St James's Church in

. In 1900 he transferred to

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to become rector of St Paul's Church.

Bishop

On May 26, 1904, Strange was elected Coadjutor Bishop of East Carolina and was consecrated on November 1, 1904 in St James's Church by the Bishop of South Carolina Ellison Capers. He succeeded as diocesan bishop in April 1905 and retained the post till his death in 1914.

References

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