Junius Horner

The Right Reverend

Junius Moore Horner
Bishop of Western North Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseWestern North Carolina
Elected1922
In office1922–1933
SuccessorRobert E. Gribbin
Previous post(s)Missionary Bishop of Ashville (1898-1922)
Orders
OrdinationMay 24, 1891
by Theodore B. Lyman
ConsecrationDecember 28, 1898
by Joseph Blount Cheshire
Personal details
Born(1859-07-07)July 7, 1859
Oxford, North Carolina, United States
DiedApril 5, 1933(1933-04-05) (aged 73)
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
BuriedRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJames Hunter Horner & Sophronia Moore
SpouseEva Harker
Children3 Junius Horner JR (Jack)
SignatureJunius Moore Horner's signature

Junius Moore Horner (July 7, 1859 – April 5, 1933) was the first bishop of the Diocese of Western North Carolina in The Episcopal Church.[1]

  1. ^ Powell, William S. (1988). "Horner, Junius Moore". NCpedia. Government & Heritage Library at the State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved April 12, 2016.