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Alfred C. Marble Jr.
Alfred Clark Marble Jr. (known as "Chip") (April 4, 1936 – March 30, 2017) was the Bishop of Mississippi from 1993 to 2003 and the Assisting Bishop of North Carolina between 2005 and 2013 in the Episcopal Church. Biography Marble was born on April 4, 1936, in Oneonta, New York, to Alfred Clark Marble and Charlotte Elizabeth Humbarger. He studied at the University of Mississippi, the University of the South's School of Theology, and the University of Edinburgh. He was ordained deacon on June 22, 1967, and was appointed as a curate at St James’ Church in Jackson, Mississippi. After his ordination to the priesthood in 1968, he served at St Timothy's Church in Southaven, Mississippi, Holy Cross Church in Olive Branch, Mississippi, St Peter's Church in Oxford, Mississippi and chaplain in the University of Mississippi and at the Church of the Nativity in Water Valley, Mississippi. In 1991, Marble was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi. He was consecrated on June 15, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of Mississippi
The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, created in 1826, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the entire state of Mississippi. It is located in Province 4 and its cathedral, St. Andrew's Cathedral, is located in Jackson, as are the diocesan offices. Episcopalians in Mississippi have, since the mid-20th century, been by and large progressive in their views about race, culture, and other social issues affecting the state and nation; their views on economics and politics, though, are more mixed, as is usually the case elsewhere. The Episcopal Church in Mississippi has usually tolerated freedom of belief and differing types of ritual practice (e.g., Anglo-Catholicism in Biloxi and a liberal orientation in communities like Oxford and Starkville where colleges have significant presences). As such, the fallout from the ideological and theological conflicts that beset the Episcopal Church between the 1970s and 2000s (such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southaven, Mississippi
Southaven is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is a principal city in Greater Memphis. The 2020 census reported a population of 54,648, making Southaven the third-largest city in Mississippi and the second most populous suburb of Memphis. Southaven is traversed north to south by the I-55/ I-69 freeway. The city's name derives from the fact that Southaven is located south of Whitehaven, a neighborhood in Memphis. History Southaven began as a village when Memphis homebuilder Kemmons Wilson (founder of Holiday Inn) wished to develop a few residential subdivisions featuring small starter homes just across the Mississippi border from what was then Whitehaven, Tennessee, an unincorporated area just a few miles south of the Memphis city limits. In the 1970s, Whitehaven has been eventually annexed by Memphis. Officially incorporated in 1980, Southaven is one of the fastest-growing cities in the southeastern United States. In just 20 years, Southaven doubled its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
