David Elliot Johnson

The Right Reverend
David Elliot Johnson
Bishop of Massachusetts
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Massachusetts
In office 1986-1995
Predecessor John Bowen Coburn
Successor Tom Shaw
Orders
Consecration 5 October 1985
Personal details
Born (1933-04-17)April 17, 1933
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died January 14, 1995(1995-01-14) (aged 61)
Nationality American
Children 3
Previous post Coadjutor of Massachusetts (1985-1986)
Alma mater Trinity College

David Elliot Johnson (April 17, 1933 – January 14, 1995) was the 14th bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts in The Episcopal Church.[1][2]

Life

David Elliot Johnson was born in Newark on April 17, 1933. He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford. He went to Virginia Theological Seminary, where he received a Master of Divinity degree. Prior to his consecration as bishop on October 5, 1985, he served as priest at parishes in Arkansas, Missouri, and Florida.[3][4][5]

On January 15, 1995 Bishop Johnson was found dead in his home. It was revealed that he died from a single gunshot to the chest. It was concluded that Johnson committed suicide. A few weeks after his death the Episcopal church revealed that Johnson had been involved in several extramarital affairs throughout his ministry.

References

  1. ↑ Cormier, Jay (February 5, 1995). "Church Bids Peace to Bishop Johnson". The Living Church. Fifteen hundred people packed the Copley Square church for the funeral for the diocese's 14th bishop, David Elliot Johnson.
  2. ↑ "Episcopal Bishop's Successor Ordained in Boston Ceremony". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. October 7, 1985. Retrieved December 30, 2015. The Rev. David Elliot Johnson, 52, will become the 14th bishop of the diocese when the Rt. Rev. John B. Coburn retires next year.
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts Elects Floridian Coadjutor". The archives of the Episcopal Church. Episcopal News Service. May 23, 1985. Retrieved December 30, 2015. David Elliot Johnson, rector of St. Boniface Church, Sarasota, Fla., was elected bishop coadjutor of Massachusetts
  4. ↑ "Bishop Johnson Found Dead". The Living Church. January 29, 1995. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Michael (January 17, 1995). "Bishop David E. Johnson, 61, Dies From Gunshot". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
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