Charles Lovett Keyser (January 19, 1930 – July 31, 2022) was the fourth bishop suffragan for the Armed Forces in the Episcopal Church. He was consecrated on March 24, 1990, and retired on February 29, 2000, when he served as an assisting bishop in the

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. Keyser earned a B.A. degree from

The University of the South The University of the South, familiarly known as Sewanee (), is a private Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Sewanee, Tennessee, Sewanee, Tennessee, United States. It ...

in 1951. In 1954, he received his M.Div. degree from St. Luke's Seminary in

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. On February 15, 1955, Keyser was ordained an Episcopal priest by Bishop

Frank Juhan Francis Alexander "June" Juhan (April 27, 1887 – December 31, 1967) was an American football player and coach as well as an Episcopal bishop. He played center for the Sewanee Tigers football team and was the first roving linebacker in the S ...

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. On February 20, 1956, he was commissioned as a reserve officer in the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps. Keyser served on USS ''Pocono'' from December 1964 to June 1967. He was promoted to

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on April 1, 1967. Keyser later served with the

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from June 1969 to July 1970. He was promoted to

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on July 1, 1973.

References

* ''Episcopal Clerical Directory'', 2015

External links

Diocese of Florida website
1933 births 2022 deaths Clergy from Greenville, South Carolina Sewanee: The University of the South alumni United States Navy officers United States Navy chaplains United States Navy personnel of the Vietnam War Episcopal bishops of Florida Episcopal bishops for the Armed Forces (United States) {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub

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