Background
Mosley, John Brooke was born on October 18, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Brooke and Bertha Alice (Urwiler) Mosley.
Mosley, John Brooke was born on October 18, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Brooke and Bertha Alice (Urwiler) Mosley.
Bachelor of Arts, Temple University, 1937; Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1971; Master of Divinity,, Episcopal Theological School, 1940; postgraduate, Graduate School Applied Religion, 1941; postgraduate, Washington School Psychiatry, 1948; Doctor of Divinity, Kenyon College, 1954; Doctor of Divinity, Colgate University, 1971; S.T.D., Hobart College, 1956; S.T.D., Dickinson College, 1973; Doctor of Letters, Jewish Theological Seminary, 1971.
Ordained to ministry Protestant Episcopal Church as deacon, 1940; priest, 1941; assistant minister, St. Barnabas Church, Cincinnati, 1940-1942; minister in charge, St. Barnabas Church, 1942-1944; director department social relations, Diocese of Washington, 1944-1948; dean, Cathedral Church of St. John, Wilmington, Delaware, 1948-1953; bishop coadjutor, Diocese of Delaware, 1953-1955; bishop, Diocese of Delaware, 1955-1968; deputy for overseas relations, Episcopal Church, 1968-1970; bishop in charge, convocation, American churches in Europe, 1968-1970; president, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1970-1974; assistant bishop, Diocese Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1974-1982; rector, St. Aidan's Church, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 1959-1987.
Married Betty Mary Wall, June 6, 1942. Children: Miriam Mosley Wood, Sarah Emma Sandor, Peter Brooke.