Randolph Claiborne

The Right Reverend

Randolph Royall Claiborne

D.D.
Bishop of Atlanta
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseAtlanta
ElectedMarch 23, 1953
In office1953–1972
PredecessorJohn B. Walthour
SuccessorBennett Sims
Previous post(s)Suffragan Bishop of Alabama (1949-1953)
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 1932
by Henry J. Mikell
ConsecrationJune 29, 1949
by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born(1906-11-07)November 7, 1906
DiedFebruary 22, 1986(1986-02-22) (aged 79)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
BuriedSt. James Episcopal Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsRandolph Royall Claiborne & Mary Thomas Clark
SpouseClara Virginia Kinney Stribling (m. 1953)
Alma materUniversity of Virginia

Randolph Royall Claiborne Jr. (November 7, 1906 – February 22, 1986) was the 5th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, elected in 1952. Previously he had served as Bishop Suffragan in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.