Charles Thomas Gaskell (October 23, 1920 - September 14, 2000) was the ninth Bishop of the

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Early life and education

Gaskell was born on October 23, 1920, in

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, the son of Chester Welles Gaskell and Gertrude Pauline Michaud. He was educated at the St Paul High School. He then studied at the

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and graduated with a

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in 1940. Following that, he commenced studies at

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, and earned a

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in 1944. That same year, on June 1, he married Mabel Harriet Armitage, and together had three children. He was awarded an honorary

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from Seabury in 1967.

Ordained ministry

Gaskell was ordained deacon in June 1944, and priest on December 21, 1944, by Bishop Stephen Keeler of Minnesota in St Mark's Cathedral,

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. He initially served as priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity Church in

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, and St Peter's Church in

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. In 1948, he became curate of St Matthew's Church in

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, while in 1949, he took upon himself the rectorship of Trinity Church in

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. In 1958, he became rector of St Mark's Church in

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, and in 1966 rector of St Luke's Church in

. In 1971, he was appointed Dean of St Luke's Cathedral in Orlando, Florida, a post he retained till 1973.

Episcopacy

In 1973, Gaskell was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Milwaukee, and was consecrated on June 30, 1973, by Presiding Bishop

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. He became diocesan bishop in 1974 following the retirement of Bishop Donald Hathaway Valentine Hallock. He was a member of the

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and a priest associate of the Sisterhood of the Holy Nativity. He was a founder of the

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. He retired in 1985, becoming a member of the board of directors of the Living Church Foundation, a post he held till 1996."Bishop Gaskell of Milwaukee Dies"
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'', 8 October 2000. Retrieved on 14 October 2020.

References

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