Bradford Hastings
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The Right Reverend William Bradford Turner Hastings D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Connecticut |
| Elected | May 16, 1981 |
| In office | 1981–1986 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 1944 by William Scarlett |
| Consecration | October 23, 1981 by John Allin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1919 |
| Died | December 2, 1992 (aged 72) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Alfred Abbott Hastings & Dorothy Quincy Turner |
| Spouse | Virginia Floyd |
| Children | 4 |
William Bradford Turner Hastings (December 13, 1919 - December 2, 1992) was suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut from his election in 1981 until his retirement in 1986.[1]
Hastings was born on December 13, 1919, in Garden City, New York, the son of the Reverend Alfred Abbott Hastings and Dorothy Quincy Turner. He was educated at the Trinity-Pawling School, before studying at the Union College from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1941. On July 31, 1942, he married Virginia Floyd and together had four children. He then enrolled at the Virginia Theological Seminary from where he earned his Bachelor of Divinity in 1943.[2]
