Howard R. Brinker

The Right Reverend

Howard Rasmus Brinker

D.D., S.T.D.
The Right Reverend; Howard Rasmus Brinker; D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Nebraska
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Nebraska
Elected	October 18, 1939
In office	1940–1962
Predecessor	Ernest Vincent Shayler
Successor	Russell T. Rauscher
Orders
Ordination	April 14, 1919; by Nathaniel S. Thomas
Consecration	January 25, 1940; by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born	October 20, 1893; Nashotah, Wisconsin, United States
Died	May 19, 1965 (aged 71); Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Henry Brinker & Anna Margaret Rasmus
Spouse	Winifred Eleanor Parsons (m. 1934)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania

Howard Rasmus Brinker (October 20, 1893 - May 19, 1965) was the fifth bishop of Nebraska in The Episcopal Church.

Early life and education

Brinker was born on October 20, 1893, in Nashotah, Wisconsin, to Henry Brinker and Anna Margaret Rasmus. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, and then at the Philadelphia Divinity School, from where he graduated in 1918. Nashotah House awarded him a Doctor of Divinity on May 17, 1940, while the Philadelphia Divinity School awarded him a Doctor of Sacred Theology on June 6, 1940.[1]

Ordained ministry

Brinker was ordained deacon on June 23, 1918, and priest on April 14, 1919, by the Bishop of Wyoming Nathaniel S. Thomas. He served as rector of Christ Church in Douglas, Wyoming, between 1918 and 1923, and then rector of St Bartholomew's Church in Chicago between 1923 and 1940.[2]

Episcopacy

On October 18, 1939, Brinker was elected Bishop of Nebraska, and was consecrated on January 25, 1940, at Trinity Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska.[3] During his episcopacy, in 1946, the Diocese of Western Nebraska was reunited with the Diocese of Nebraska. He retired in 1962.[4]

Family

Brinker married Winifred Eleanor Parsons on July 29, 1934, and together had a daughter Mary Anna, and a son Howard Rasmus Jr. Their son died at the age of two in 1944.[5]

References

"BRINKER, HOWARD RASMUS". Religious Leaders of America. 2: 141. 1941.
"Episcopate: Bishop Brinker Dead". The Living Church. 150 (24): 7. June 12, 1965. The Rt. Rev. Howard R. Brinker, for 22 years active as Bishop of Nebraska, died on May 19th in Omaha
Fitzpatrick, Rita (October 29, 1939). "Pastor Given Surprise; He's Now a Bishop — Diocese of Nebraska Goes to Chicagoan". Chicago Tribune. p. 39.
Tan Creti, M. J. (2014). The Great Crowd: A Love Story About a Large Urban Parish, p. 137. Xlibris US. ISBN 1499081006.
"Howard R. Brinker Jr". The Living Church. 108 (15): 24. April 9, 1944.

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[1] "BRINKER, HOWARD RASMUS". Religious Leaders of America. 2: 141. 1941.

[2] "Episcopate: Bishop Brinker Dead". The Living Church. 150 (24): 7. June 12, 1965. The Rt. Rev. Howard R. Brinker, for 22 years active as Bishop of Nebraska, died on May 19th in Omaha

[3] Fitzpatrick, Rita (October 29, 1939). "Pastor Given Surprise; He's Now a Bishop — Diocese of Nebraska Goes to Chicagoan". Chicago Tribune. p. 39.

[4] Tan Creti, M. J. (2014). The Great Crowd: A Love Story About a Large Urban Parish, p. 137. Xlibris US. ISBN 1499081006.

[5] "Howard R. Brinker Jr". The Living Church. 108 (15): 24. April 9, 1944.