Robert Appleyard (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Robert Bracewell Appleyard

D.D.
Bishop of Pittsburgh
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DiocesePittsburgh
ElectedNovember 14, 1967
In office1968–1983
PredecessorAustin Pardue
SuccessorAlden Hathaway
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh (1968)
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 1947
by Angus Dun
ConsecrationFebruary 10, 1968
by John E. Hines
Personal details
BornNovember 27, 1917
DiedOctober 26, 1999 (age 81)
Chester, Connecticut, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
(prev. Methodist)
ParentsAlbert Edward Appleyard & Elizabeth Sharp
SpouseKatharine Louise Gelbach
ChildrenRev. Jonathan Appleyard, Rev. Daniel Appleyard, Jane Appleyard Roel, Rev Robert Bracewell Appleyard Jr.
OccupationNavy Chaplain, Methodist Minister, Episcopal Rector, Bishop of Pittsburgh, Assistant Bishop of Connecticut
ProfessionClergyman
Alma materAllegheny College, Union Theological Seminary

Robert Bracewell Appleyard (November 27, 1917 – October 26, 1999) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh from 1968 to 1983.