Addison Hosea
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The Right Reverend Addison Hosea D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lexington | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Lexington |
| Elected | February 10, 1970 |
| In office | 1971–1985 |
| Predecessor | William R. Moody |
| Successor | Don Wimberly |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Lexington (1970-1971) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 23, 1949 by Tom Wright |
| Consecration | May 12, 1970 by William R. Moody |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1914 |
| Died | December 14, 1985 (aged 71) Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Buried | Lexington Cemetery |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Addison Hosea & Alma Bowden |
| Spouse | Jane Eubank Marston |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Atlantic Christian College |
Addison Hosea (September 11, 1914 - December 14, 1985) was an American prelate who served as the forth Bishop of Lexington from 1971 to 1985.
Hosea was born on September 11, 1914, in Pikeville, North Carolina, the son of Addison Hosea and Alma Bowden.[1] He was educated at the Pikeville High School, before studying at the University of North Carolina, from 1930 to 1931. He later studied at Atlantic Christian College, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1938. Between 1932 and 1934, and again from 1938 till 1941, he taught in various school in North Carolina.[2] On June 24, 1944, he married Jane Eubank Marston, and together had three children. He enrolled at Sewanee: The University of the South and earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1949. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from the University of the South in 1970 and another from the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Kentucky in 1968.[3]