J. Thomas Heistand

The Right Reverend

John Thomas Heistand

D.D.
Bishop of Harrisburg
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseHarrisburg
ElectedMay 25, 1943
In office1943–1966
PredecessorHunter Wyatt-Brown
SuccessorDean T. Stevenson
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1922
by James Henry Darlington
ConsecrationSeptember 15, 1943
by Henry Tucker
Personal details
Born(1894-11-10)November 10, 1894
DiedNovember 8, 1979(1979-11-08) (aged 84)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
BuriedEagles Mere Cemetery, Eagles Mere
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsOliver Howard Heistand & Ethel Grant Ferrier
SpouseAlta Streit Hertzler
Children4

John Thomas Heistand (November 10, 1894 – November 8, 1979) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania (formerly Harrisburg), serving from 1943 to 1966.