Background
Paul Moore, Jr. was born on November 15, 1919, in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. He was the son of Paul and Fanny Weber Moore.
The Rt. Rev. Paul Moore, Jr., Episcopal bishop of New York, said farewell to his congregation at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Devine after serving 17 years, and the celebration included the dance of a ceremonial dragon, courtesy of the Church of Our Savior in Chinatown. Here Bishop Moore places the eye in the head of the dragon. Photo by Carmine Donofrio
1972
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In this September 23, 1972 file photo, The Right Reverend Paul Moore Jr. arrives at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York to be installed as the 13th Episcopal bishop of New York.
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In 1937 Paul Moore, Jr. graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.
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In 1941 Paul Moore, Jr. obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.
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In 1949 Paul Moore, Jr. gained a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the General Theological Seminary in New York City.
Paul Moore, Jr.
Paul Moore Jr.
The Rt. Rev. Paul Moore, Jr., Episcopal bishop of New York, said farewell to his congregation at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Devine after serving 17 years, and the celebration included the dance of a ceremonial dragon, courtesy of the Church of Our Savior in Chinatown. Here Bishop Moore places the eye in the head of the dragon. Photo by Carmine Donofrio
(A intimate reminiscence details the former Episcopal Bish...)
A intimate reminiscence details the former Episcopal Bishop of New York's service in World War II, his calling to the ministry, his creation of a new form of urban ministry, his opening of the Episcopal clergy to women and gay people, and many other accomplishments that detail his devotion to God, his family, and the people he helps.
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1997
Paul Moore, Jr. was born on November 15, 1919, in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. He was the son of Paul and Fanny Weber Moore.
In 1937 Paul Moore, Jr. graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. In 1941 he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University. In 1949 Moore, Jr. gained a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the General Theological Seminary in New York City.
Paul Moore, Jr. served as a captain in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, saw action at Guadalcanal and Guam, and received the Purple Heart, the Silver Star, and the Naval Cross. In 1949 he was ordained an Episcopal priest. After a short time as a pastor in New York City, Moore was assigned an inner-city church in Jersey City, where he worked from 1949 to 1957.
He became dean of the Episcopal Cathedral in Indianapolis from 1957 to 1964, followed by an appointment as a suffragan bishop in the Washington, D.C., diocese, where his political activism began to evolve as the civil rights movement was in full swing. In 1970 he was made bishop coadjutor in New York, becoming the city’s bishop two years later.
He was the author of three books: The Church Reclaims the City (1965; second edition, 1970), Take a Bishop like Me (1979), and Presences: A Bishop's Life in the City (1997).
(A intimate reminiscence details the former Episcopal Bish...)
1997Paul Moore, Jr. protested against the United States' involvement in Vietnam in the 1970s and the nuclear arms race of the 1980s. In his last sermon, he spoke out against the United States invasion of Iraq.
As bishop, Paul Moore, Jr. often spoke strongly against such issues as racism, inadequate public housing, police brutality, corporate greed, war and military spending, and discrimination against the homosexual community. He was, in fact, the first Episcopalian bishop to ordain a lesbian as a priest, which he did in 1977.
Paul Moore, Jr. was a member of Wolf's Head Society.
In 2008 Paul Moore's eldest daughter Honor Moore published a story in The New Yorker revealing her father’s bisexuality and his string of affairs with men while married.
On November 26, 1944, Paul Moore, Jr. married Jenny McKean. They had nine children: Honor, Paul III, Adelia, Rosemary, George Mead, Marian Shaw, Daniel Sargent, Susanna McKean, Patience. In 1973 his wife died. On May 16, 1975, he married Brenda Hughes Eagle. In 1999 she died.