Peter Beckwith

Peter Hess Beckwith (September 8, 1939 – October 4, 2019) was an American Anglican bishop.

Beckwith graduated from Hillsdale College in 1961 and was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He served as College Chaplain from 2010 to 2016, and as Chaplain Emeritus of Hillsdale College. Prior to that as bishop of the Anglican Church in North America and as a naval chaplain, rising to the rank of Rear Admiral in the reserves.[citation needed]

Beckwith was the tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, serving from 1992 to 2010. A theological conservative, he left the Episcopal Church afterwards.[citation needed] He was received as a member of the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America at their College of the Bishops meeting, at 10 October 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia. He served after that as assisting bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes.[1]

He died on October 4, 2019, and leaves his wife Melinda and his sons Peter, Jr. and Michael.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ College of Bishops receives the Rt. Rev. Peter Beckwith, ACNA Official Website
  2. ^ "RIP: Former Springfield Bishop Peter Beckwith dies at 80". Episcopal News Service. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ Dallman, Hannah (7 October 2019). "In Remembrance of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter Beckwith". Diocese of Springfield. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.


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