Theodore N. Barth
bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee (1898–1961)
Theodore Nott Barth (July 11, 1898 – August 22, 1961) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee from 1953 to 1961.
Early life and education
Barth was born in Mount Savage, Maryland on July 11, 1899. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. degree in 1918 and later from Virginia Theological Seminary with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1923. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity by Southwestern University in 1943.
Priesthood
He was made deacon on December 17, 1921, and ordained to the priesthood in October 1922. Bishop John Gardner Murray of Maryland ordained him in both instances. He was appointed as rector of Deer Creek Parish in Harford County, Maryland, a post he held until 1924, when he became rector of the parishes of Reisterstown, Maryland and Western Run, Baltimore County. In 1928 he became rector of St. Bartholomew's Church in Ten Hills, Baltimore and in 1940 he transferred to the position of rector of Calvary Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Between 1943 and 1946 he also served as a deputy to the General Convention from the Diocese of Tennessee.
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