John A. Pinckney

The Right Reverend

John Adams Pinckney

D.D.
Bishop of Upper South Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseUpper South Carolina
ElectedMay 7, 1963
In office1963–1972
SuccessorClarence Alfred Cole
Opposed toGeorge Moyer Alexander
Orders
OrdinationMay 1933
by Albert Sidney Thomas
ConsecrationSeptember 18, 1963
by M. George Henry
Personal details
Born(1905-03-08)March 8, 1905
DiedDecember 7, 1972(1972-12-07) (aged 67)
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
BuriedTrinity Cathedral yard
DenominationAnglican
ParentsFrancis Douglas Pinckney & Mary Lee Adams
SpouseHilda W. Emerson
Children3
Alma materUniversity of the South

John Adams Pinckney (March 8, 1905 – December 7, 1972) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as the forth Bishop of Upper South Carolina.