Background
Riola, Peter W. was born on May 16, 1936 in Brooklyn. Son of William R. and Sara Hewitt Riola.
Riola, Peter W. was born on May 16, 1936 in Brooklyn. Son of William R. and Sara Hewitt Riola.
Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, College Philosophy, Kansas City, Missouri, 1975. Doctor of Business Administration/Master of Business Administration, Pacific University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Biblical Studies, Evangelical Theological Seminary, Dixon, Missouri, 1988.
Doctor of Theology in Theology, Laud Hall Seminary, 1998. Doctor of Divinity, St. Marus Seminary, Patterson, Louisiana, 1996.
Director marketing Burlington Northern Railroad, Fort Worth, 1954—1992. Vice president, dean Minnesota Graduate School Theology, Minneapolis, since 1995. Bishop Communion Evangelical Episcopal Churches, Diocese Minnesota, since 1996.
Chaplain, ethicist Hospice of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis, since 1996. Chaplain Park River Estates Care Center, Coon Rapids, since 2002. Director education Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Society, 1960—1992.
Fellow University Minnesota Graduate School, Minneapolis, 1980—1990. Captain United States Air Force, since 2001.
Commissioner City of Bloomington, Minnesota, 1975—1980, City St. Francis, since 2000. Fellow: Oxford Foundation, Graduate Theological Foundation, Oxford Society Scholars.
Married Martha Stacy Riola, August 9, 1984. Children: Peter W. Riola, Junior, Mari Frances Partyka.