Background
Sheerin, Charles Wilford was born on August 2, 1897 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James and Mary (Picking) Sheerin.
Sheerin, Charles Wilford was born on August 2, 1897 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James and Mary (Picking) Sheerin.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1921. Bachelor of Divinity, Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, 1924. Doctor of Divinity, University of the South, 1936.
Ordained ministry Protestant Episcopal Church, 1924. Assistant minister Saint Thomas’s Church, New York, New York, 1924. Rector Trinity Church, Fredricksburg, Virginia, 1925-1928, Saint Paul’s Church, Waco, Texas, 1928-1929, Grace and Holy Trinity Church, Richmond, Virginia, 1929-1935, Saint Paul’s and associate churches, Chattanooga, 1935-1938, Church of the Epiphany Washington, since 1942.
Director The Southern Churchman Company (editor, 1932-1938).
Trustee Saint Paul’s Normal and Industrial School, Lawrenceville, Virginia. Regent University of the South.
Member Forward Movement Commission Protestant Episcopal Church.
Married Maria Ward Skelton Williams, January 24, 1925. Children: Charles Wilford, Maria Ward, Elizabeth Lewis.