Background
Keller, Christoph was born on December 22, 1915 in Bay City, Michigan, United States. Son of Christoph and Margaret Ely (Walter) Keller.
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Christoph Keller
Edit ProfileGeneral bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas
Education
Graduate, Lake Forest (Illinois) Academy, 1934; Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University, 1939; Doctor of Divinity, Washington and Lee University, 1973; student, Graduate School Theology, U. South, 1954; Doctor of Divinity, Graduate School Theology, U. South, 1968; certificate special work, General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1957; S.T.D. (honorary), General Theological Seminary, 1968.
Career
Planter, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1940-1995; president, Deltic Farm & Timber Company, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1948-1951; executive vice president, Murphy Corporation, El Dorado, 1951-1954; director, Murphy Corporation, El Dorado, 1948-1989; ordained priest, Protestant Episcopal Church, 1957; rector, Harrison, Arkansas also charge missions in, Eureka Springs and Mountain Home, Arkansas, 1957-1961; rector, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Jackson, Mississippi, 1962-1967; dean, St. Andrews Cathedral, Jackson, until 1967; bishop coadjutor, Diocese of Arkansas, 1967-1970; diocesan bishop, Diocese of Arkansas, 1970-1981; executive council, Episcopalian Church, 1976-1982; chairman, Episcopal Church Building Fund, 1982-1987. Deputy General Convention P. E. Church, 1958, 61, 64, 67.
Membership
President Louisiana Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association, 1947, Louisiana Delta Council, 1950. Chairman United Fund, El Dorado, 1952. Member Madison Parish (La).) School Board, 1952-1953.
Trustee All Saints Junior College, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1949-1951, 67-81, U. South, 1973-1977. Board directors Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1981-1986, General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1981-1989, The Living Church,1988-1990. Served as officer United States Marine Corps Reserve, World World War World War II.
Member Phi Kappa Alpha (board directors 1989-1990).
Connections
Married Caroline P. Murphy, June 22, 1940. Children: Caroline, Cornelia, Cynthia, Kathryn, Christoph, Elisabeth.
