 | This article contains close paraphrasing of a non-free copyrighted source, https://obits.theadvocate.com/us/obituaries/theadvocate/name/willis-henton-obituary?id=12086346 (Copyvios report). (May 2022) |
The Right Reverend Willis Ryan Henton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Western Louisiana | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Northwest Texas |
| Elected | April 18, 1980 |
| In office | 1980–1990 |
| Successor | Robert Jefferson Hargrove Jr. |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Northwest Texas (1971–1972) Bishop of Northwest Texas (1972–1980) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 7, 1953 by Lyman Ogilby |
| Consecration | June 11, 1971 by John Allin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1925 |
| Died | February 15, 2006 (aged 80) New Iberia, Louisiana, United States |
| Buried | Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Louisiana |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Burr M. Henton & Clara Vaire Godown |
| Spouse |
Martha Somerville Bishop
(m. 1952; died 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska at Kearney General Theological Seminary |
Willis Ryan Henton (July 5, 1925 – February 15, 2006) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the first Bishop of Western Louisiana between 1980 and 1990. Previously he was Bishop of Northwest Texas from 1972 until 1980.[1]
- ^ "The Rt. Rev. Willis Ryan Henton". Episcopal Year: 111. 1971.