Robert "Bob" Herbert Mize Jr. (4 February 1907 – 17 August 2000) was

Bishop of Damaraland The Diocese of Namibia is part of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, which is itself part of the Anglican Communion. The diocese, which covers the whole country of Namibia, was originally known as the Diocese of Damaraland. Most of the Anglic ...

, Southern Africa from 1960 to his expulsion in 1968. He was born on 4 February 1907 into an ecclesiastical family in

Emporia, Kansas Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 24,139. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 ...

. His father

Robert Herbert Mize Sr. Robert Herbert Mize Sr. (February 10, 1870 – April 1, 1956) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who was the third Missionary Bishop of Salina between 1921 and 1938. Early life and education Mize was born in Chicago on February 1 ...

was Missionary Bishop of Salina from 1921 to 1938. He was educated at the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...

. After his ordination in 1932, he worked with disadvantaged boys at a mission in western Kansas. In 1945, he founded the St. Francis Boys Home at Ellsworth in the centre of the state, a position he held until his elevation to the

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. A supporter of the

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in the United States, he died on 17 August 2000 and is buried in

Ellis County, Kansas Ellis County (county code EL) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 28,934. Its county seat and most populous city is Hays. Ellis County is the official German Capital of Kansas. G ...

.St Andrew’s cemetery, Buckey NW Township, Ellis Co, KS
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* 1907 births American educational theorists People from Emporia, Kansas University of Kansas alumni 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops Anglican bishops of Damaraland 2000 deaths People from Ellsworth, Kansas Scientists from Kansas {{AntiApartheid-activist-stub