Calvin O. Schofield, Jr.

Infobox bishopbiog


name = The Rt. Rev. Calvin O. Schfofield, Jr.


religion = Episcopal Church in the United States of America
See = Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida
Title = II Bishop of Southeast Florida
Period = 1980-2000
consecration = 1979
Predecessor = James L. Duncan
Successor = Leopold Frade
III Bishop of Southeast Florida
post = Bishop Coadjutor of Southeast Florida 1979-1980
bishops =
ordination = 1962
date of birth = 1933
place of birth = Delhi, Delaware County, New York

Calvin O. Schofield, Jr., (1933-date), the second Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, was born in 1933, in Delhi, New York, the son of Calvin O. Schofield and his wife, Mabel Ellen Schofield. ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, p. 814] He is a member of the Onderdonk family of New York which produced two 19th century bishops, Henry Ustick Onderdonk in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania and Benjamin Treadwell Onderdonk in the Episcopal Diocese of New York.

Education

Calvin Onderdonk Schofield, Jr. attended Hobart College and received a B.A. in 1959, He studied theology at the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University and received an M.Div. in 1962. ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, p. 814]

Honorary degrees

Calvin O. Schofield has received the following honorary degrees: ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, p. 814]
* 1979, D.D., Berkley Divinity School at Yale University;
* 1980, S.T.D., Hobart College;
* 1984, DD, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

Ministry

Calvin O. Schofield, Jr. was ordained to the diaconate June 30, 1962, and to the priesthood December 31, 1962. He served as curate of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, now Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Florida, from 1962-1964, when he left to become vicar of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, in Miami, Florida, where he stayed until he was elected bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of South Florida and was consecrated on March 23, 1979. In 1980, he became the second bishop of Southeast Florida and served until his retirement in 2000.He also served as a chaplain in the United States Navy Reserve 1962-1985. ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, p. 814]

Family

Calvin O. Schofield, Jr. married Elaine Fullerton on August 3, 1963, and they have two children. ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, p. 814] In their retirement, the Schofields enjoy skiing in Colorado and sailing in Florida. Bishop Schofield still finds time to perform episcopal functions such as confirmations and ordinations.

References

External links

* [http://www.diosef.org/ The Diocese of Southeast Florida]
* [http://www.diosef.org/history.htm History of the Diocese of Southeast Florida]
* [http://www.spcathedral.net/ St. Peter's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Florida]