Bishop John Thomas Walker

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bishop_John_Thomas_Walker
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Oberlin_College
gptkb:Virginia_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:birthDate 1925-11-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:children one son
gptkbp:consecrationDate 1971
gptkbp:deathDate 1989-09-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Episcopal_Church_(United_States)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Thomas_Walker
gptkbp:honor Walker-Whitman Health Center named in his honor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop John Thomas Walker
gptkbp:notableFor first African American Bishop of Washington
gptkbp:notableWork advocacy for social justice and civil rights
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:ordinationDate 1954
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Bishop_of_Washington
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_F._Creighton
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sara_Walker
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ronald_H._Haines
gptkbp:termEnd 1989
gptkbp:termStart 1977
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Episcopal_Church_(United_States)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4