Walter C. Righter

The Right Reverend

Walter Cameron Righter

D.D.
Bishop of Iowa
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseIowa
SeeOctober 8, 1971
In office1972–1988
PredecessorGordon V. Smith
SuccessorC. Christopher Epting
Other post(s)Assistant Bishop of Newark (1989-1991)
Orders
OrdinationOctober 6, 1951
by Austin Pardue
ConsecrationJanuary 12, 1972
by John Elbridge Hines
Personal details
Born(1923-10-23)October 23, 1923
DiedSeptember 11, 2011(2011-09-11) (aged 87)
Export, Pennsylvania, United States
DenominationAnglican
ParentsRichard Righter & Dorothy Mae Bottomley
Spouse
Marguerite Jeanne Burroughs
(m. 1946; div. 1988)
Nancy Tolbert
(m. 1992)
Children4

Walter Cameron Righter (October 23, 1923 – September 11, 2011[1]) was a bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He served the Diocese of Iowa from 1972 to 1988. He then served as assistant bishop for the Diocese of Newark from 1989 to 1991.

  1. ^ Paul Vitello (September 17, 2011). "Bishop Walter C. Righter, 87, Dies; Faced Heresy Trial". The New York Times.