The Right Reverend Henry Wise Hobson D.D. | |
|---|---|
| IV Bishop of Southern Ohio | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Southern Ohio |
| Elected | January 28, 1930 |
| In office | 1931–1959 |
| Predecessor | Theodore I. Reese |
| Successor | Roger Blanchard |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Ohio (1930-1931) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 15, 1920 by William Lawrence |
| Consecration | May 1, 1930 by Boyd Vincent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1891 |
| Died | February 10, 1983 (aged 91) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Henry Wise Hobson I & Katherine Sophia Thayer |
| Spouse |
Edmonia Taylor Bryan
(m. 1918) |
| Children | 4; Katharine Bryan Hobson (b. 1919) Henry Wise Hobson III (b. 1921) Anne Jennings Hobson (1924-1959) Margery Thayer Hobson (b. 1926) |
| Education | Episcopal Divinity School |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
Henry Wise Hobson II (May 16, 1891 - February 10, 1983), was the bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio. When he was consecrated at the age of 38 in 1930, he was the youngest Episcopal bishop in the United States, and at his death, he was the oldest bishop in the Episcopal Church.[1] He was also involved with the founding of Forward Movement Publications at the Episcopal Church.[1]
The Rev. Henry Wise Hobson, the oldest bishop in the Episcopal Church, died Wednesday at a retirement home in Cincinnati. He was 91 years old and had been bishop of the Diocese of Southern Ohio for the 29 years before his retirement in 1959.