Judson Child

Charles Judson Child, Jr. (April 25, 1923 - January 5, 2004) was the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. He was consecrated as Bishop Suffragan in 1978, and served as Diocesan Bishop from 1983 to 1989.

Background

Judson Child was born on April 25, 1923, in North Bergen, New Jersey. In 1944, he graduated from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He later attended the School of Theology at the same institution and, in 1947, received his Master of Divinity.

On February 2, 1947, Child was ordained as a Deacon by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin M. Washburn, Bishop of Newark, New Jersey. On March 1, 1948, Bishop Washburn ordained Child as a priest.

From 1947 to 1951, Child served as assistant to the rector of St. Paul’s, Paterson, New Jersey. In 1951, he became rector of St. Bartholomew's Church, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey.

In 1967, having served sixteen years in Ho-Ho-Kus, Child took a post as Canon Pastor at St. Philip’s Cathedral in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1978, he was elected Bishop Suffragan, serving with Bishop Bennett J. Sims. Upon Sims's retirement, Bishop Child was elected Diocesan Bishop. He was installed in 1983 and retired in 1989. Renowned for his quick wit, open heart, and grand sense of humor, Bishop Child continued to be well loved and active in the diocese well after his retirement until his death on January 5, 2004.

Consecrators

• John Maury Allin, 23rd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
• Bennett Jones Sims, 6th Bishop of Atlanta
• Randolph Royall Claiborne, Jr., 5th Bishop of Atlanta

C. Judson Child was the 723rd bishop consecrated in the Episcopal Church.

See also

• List of Bishop Succession in the Episcopal Church

References

• Atlanta Diocese Centennial History page on Bishop Child.
• The Episcopal Church Annual. Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005).

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by Bennett J. Sims	7th Bishop of Atlanta 1983 – 1988	Succeeded by Frank K. Allan

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Name	Child, Judson
Alternative names	Child, C Judson; Child, Charles Judson
Short description	Bishop of Atlanta
Date of birth	April 25, 1923
Place of birth	North Bergen, New Jersey
Date of death	January 5, 2004
Place of death