Background
Gross, Hal Raymond was born on January 15, 1914 in Walla Walla, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Jay and Millie (Hale) Gross.
Gross, Hal Raymond was born on January 15, 1914 in Walla Walla, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Jay and Millie (Hale) Gross.
Student, Oregon State University, 1936. Juris Doctor, Willamette University, 1939. Student, Church Division School of Pacific, 1946.
Doctor of Divinity, Church Division School of Pacific, 1965.
Private practice in, Corvallis, 1939-1942. Attorney Oregon Unemployment Compensation Commission, 1942-1944. Ordained to ministry Episcopal Church, 1946.
Pastor University Oregon, 1946-1947. Rector St. Paul's Church, Oregon City, 1947-1961. Archdeacon Episcopal Diocese Oregon, 1961-1965.
Suffragan bishop Oregon, 1965-1979. Retired, 1979
Member executive council Episcopal Church, 1975-1979. Vice chairman House of Bishops, 1976-1979.
Trustee Church Division School of Pacific, 1950-1955, 72-73. Member Oregon Bar Association, Phi Delta Theta. Clubs: Rotary (honorary).
Son of John Jay and Millie (Hale) G. M. Evelyn Blythe Kerr, July 22, 1933. 1 daughter, Patricia Ann Gross Simmons.