Background
Walmsley, Arthur Edward was born on May 4, 1928 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harry Barlow and Elizabeth Doris (Clegg) Walmsley.
Walmsley, Arthur Edward was born on May 4, 1928 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harry Barlow and Elizabeth Doris (Clegg) Walmsley.
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1948; honorary Doctor of Divinity, Trinity College, 1982; Master of Divinity, Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1951; Hum.D. (honorary), New England School Law, Boston, 1970; honorary Doctor of Divinity, Berkeley Division School, New Haven, 1980.
Assistant, then rector, Church of Holy Apostles, St. Louis, 1951-1953; rector, Trinity Church, St. Louis, 1953-1958; staff office executive council, Episcopal Church, New York City, 1958-1968; director, Massachusetts Council Churches, Boston, 1969-1972; deputy to rector, Trinity Church, New York City, 1972-1973; rector, St. Paul's Church, New Haven, 1974-1979; bishop, Diocese of Connecticut, Hartford, 1979-1993.
Trustee Berkeley Division School, 1979-1992, Trinity College, 1982-1992. Senior fellow American Leadership Forum. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Gamma Mu.
Married Roberta Brownell Chapin, December 29, 1954. Children: Elizabeth Trent, John Barlow.