J. Gillespie Armstrong

The Right Reverend

Joseph Gillespie Armstrong

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Pennsylvania
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DiocesePennsylvania
In office1963–1964
PredecessorOliver J. Hart
SuccessorRobert L. DeWitt
Previous post(s)Suffragan Bishop of Pennsylvania (1949-1960)
Coadjutor Bishop of Pennsylvania (1960-1963)
Orders
OrdinationNovember 1931
by Edward T. Helfenstein
ConsecrationOctober 28, 1949
by Henry Knox Sherrill
Personal details
Born(1901-10-15)October 15, 1901
DiedApril 23, 1964(1964-04-23) (aged 62)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
BuriedArlington National Cemetery
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJoseph Gillespie Armstrong and Minnie Houston
SpouseClara Vickers Elliot (m.1931-d.1949)
Loiuse McKelvey Bray Gillespie
Alma materJohns Hopkins University

Joseph Gillespie Armstrong (October 15, 1901 - April 23, 1964) was an American suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania from 1949 until November 7, 1960, when he was elected coadjutor. He succeeded Rt. Rev. Oliver J. Hart as Bishop of Pennsylvania when Bishop Hart retired on July 19, 1963. However Bishop Armstrong's diocesan episcopate only lasted nine months before his death.[1]

  1. ^ "Right Rev. J. G. Armstrong Dies; Pennsylvania Episcopal Bishop". The New York Times. 24 April 1964.