Background
Hall, Robert Bruce was born on January 27, 1921 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Kent Bruce and Mary Ellen (Hazlett) Hall.
Hall, Robert Bruce was born on January 27, 1921 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Kent Bruce and Mary Ellen (Hazlett) Hall.
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1943, Doctor of Divinity, 1967. Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Episcopal Theological Seminary, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1949. Doctor of Divinity, Seabury Western Theological Seminary, 1966, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1967, Kenyon College, 1969.
Ordained to ministry Episcopal Church, 1949. Associate minister, Huntington, West Virginia, 1949-1953, rector, Huntington, 1953-1958, Saint Chrysostom’s Church, Chicago, 1958-1966. Bishop coadjutor Episcopal Diocese Virginia, 1966-1974, bishop of Virginia, 1974-1985.
Trustee Virginia Theological Seminary, 1967-1985, Blue Ridge School, Dyke, Virginia, 1968-1985.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow College of Preachers. Member Delta Phi, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Dorothy Varner Glass, January 26, 1949. Children: Ellen Lynn, Kent Bruce II, Elizabeth Hazlett, Anne Louise, Susan Glass.