Bob Mize

The Rt Rev Robert Herbert Mize, Jr. (known as Bob; February 4, 1907 – August 17, 2000) was Bishop of Damaraland from 1960^[1] to his expulsion in 1968.^[2]

He was born into an ecclesiastical family^[3] in Emporia, Kansas on February 4, 1907^[4] and educated at the University of Kansas.^[5] After his ordination in 1932 he worked with disadvantaged boys at a mission in western Kansas.^[6]

In 1945 he founded the St. Francis Boys Home^[7] at Ellsworth in the center of the state, a position he held until his elevation to the Episcopate.^[8] A supporter of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament in the USA,^[9] he died in 2000 and is buried in Ellis County, Kansas.^[10]

References

^ Ecclesiastical News Bishop Of Damaraland Nominated The Times Tuesday, Aug 16, 1960; pg. 10; Issue 54851; col D
^ A Bishop Expelled The Times Tuesday, May 21, 1968; pg. 9; Issue 57256; col E
^ His father Robert H. Mize was Bishop of Western Kansas from 1921 to 1938.
^ Rootsweb
^ Time Magazine
^ 1935 Edition Yearbook of American Churches
^ Prairie Spirit, Diocese of Western Kansas
^ ”Father Bob and his boys” Neal, E.G:, Indianapolis,Bobbs-Merrill, 1963
^ Project Canterbury
^ St Andrew’s cemetery, Buckey NW Township, Ellis Co, KS

External links

Bob Mize at Find a Grave

Religious titles
Preceded by John Dacre Vincent	Bishop of Damaraland 1960–1968	Succeeded by Colin O'Brien Winter

Bishops of Damaraland

Nelson Fogarty • Christopher Watts • George Tobias • Cecil Alderson • John Dacre Vincent • Bob Mize • Colin Winter • James Kauluma • Shihala Hamupembe • Nathaniel Nakwatumbah

Persondata
Name	Mize, Robert Herbert Jr.
Alternative names	Mize, "Bob"
Short description	American Anglican bishop
Date of birth	February 4, 1907
Place of birth	Emporia, Kansas
Date of death	August 17, 2000
Place of death