Porter, Harry Boone, 1923-

  1. Porter, Harry Boone, 1923-
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1923 Jan 10 Harry Boone Porter born in Louisville, KY to a prosperous family that founded the Porter Paint Company 1941 Graduated from St. Paul’s School (Concord, New Hampshire) 1943 1946 Military service in Army during WWII 1947 B.A., Yale University 1947 Jun 28 Married Violet Monser 1950 Apr 12 Ordained as deacon in Episcopal Church 1950 S.T.B., Berkeley Divinity School 1950 1952 Fellow and tutor, General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church 1952 Apr 16 Ordained as priest in the Episcopal Church 1952 S.T.M., General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church 1954 D.Phil., Oxford University 1954 1960 Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Nashotah House, an Episcopal Seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin 1960 Jul 1960 Dec Round the world trip; HPB spent the majority of his time in rural India, Thailand, Malaya, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Alaska. 1960 Author of The Day of Light: The Biblical and Liturgical Meaning of Sunday 1960 1970 Professor of Liturgics, General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, NYC; established the first doctoral program in liturgical studies in the United States. 1961 1976 Member of the Standing Liturgical Commission of the Episcopal Church 1962 Author of Samuel Seabury, Bishop in a New Nation 1967 Author of Ordination Prayers of the Ancient Western Churches 1967 Editor of Prayer Book for Armed Forces 1968 Author of Growth and Life in the Local Church 1970 Received National Rural Work Award 1970 1977 Executive Director, Town and Country Church Institute, Roanridge, Kansas City, Missouri 1970 1982 Served on the General Board of Examining Chaplains 1973 1975 President, Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission, Inc. 1975 1982 Dean, Leadership Academy for New Directions 1977 Author of Keeping the Church Year 1977 1990 Editor of The Living Church 1979 Author of Jeremy Taylor, Liturgist (1613-1667) 1986 Appointed Honorary Canon, Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Faribault, Minnesota 1986 Author of A Song of Creation 1990 Official retirement 1991 D.D. (honoris causa), General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church 1991 D.D. (honoris causa), Nashotah House 1993 Festschrift: Creation and Liturgy: Studies in Honor of H. Boone Porter, R. N. McMichael, ed. 1996 Master of Environmental Studies, Yale Forestry School 1997 D.D. (honoris causa), Berkeley Divinity School 1999 Jun 5 Died in Bridgeport, Connecticut

From the guide to the H. Boone Porter Papers, 1940-2003, 1954-1999, (Yale University Divinity School Library)
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