A. Robert Hirschfeld is a bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States. In 2013 he became the tenth and current bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Hirschfeld graduated from Dartmouth College in 1983. He completed a master's degree at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale in 1991.
Career[edit]
Hirschfeld took a post as vice chaplain at Christ Church in New Haven, Connecticut. He was then the pastor of Grace Church in Amherst, Massachusetts.[2]
Hirschfeld was elected bishop coadjutor on May 19, 2012, and consecrated bishop in Concord, New Hampshire, on August 4, 2012.[3] He served since 2013 as diocesan bishop, and replaced the previous bishop, Gene Robinson, on his retirement in January 2013.[4]
Personal[edit]
Hirschfeld married Polly Ingraham, and the couple have three children.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Bisho Makes his Move". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. G. Jeffrey MacDonald | Mar - Apr 2013
- ^ "Amherst's Robert Hirschfeld prepares for move to New Hampshire as next Episcopal bishop there". Massachusetts Live, Diane Lederman on July 20, 2012
- ^ Robert Hirschfeld ordained bishop coadjutor for New Hampshire
- ^ Megan Doyle, "'He's following Jesus' Hirschfeld consecrated as head of N.H. Episcopal Church" Archived August 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.‹The template Wayback is being considered for merging.› . Christian Science Monitor, August 5, 2012.