Edwin A. Penick

Edwin Anderson Penick (April 4, 1887 – April 6, 1959) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina from 1923 to 1959.

The Right Reverend Edwin Anderson Penick D.D., LL.D.
Bishop of North Carolina
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	North Carolina
In office	1932–1959
Predecessor	Joseph Blount Cheshire
Successor	Richard H. Baker
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of North Carolina (1922-1932)
Orders
Ordination	May 9, 1913 by William A. Guerry
Consecration	October 15, 1922 by Joseph Blount Cheshire
Personal details
Born	(1887-10-17)October 17, 1887 Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Died	April 6, 1959(1959-04-06) (aged 72) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Buried	Historic Oakwood Cemetery
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Edwin Anderson Penick & Mary Atchinson Shipman
Spouse	Caroline Inglesby Dial
Children	3

Early life and education

Penick was born on April 4, 1887, in Frankfort, Kentucky, the son of the Reverend Edwin Anderson Penick and Mary Atchinson Shipman. He studied at Sewanee: The University of the South where he graduated with a B.A. in 1908. In 1909 he graduated with an M.A. from Harvard University and later graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1912. In 1922 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Sewanee: The University of the South and an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of North Carolina in 1948.

Ordained ministry

He was ordained deacon on June 23, 1912, and priest on May 9, 1913. He served as rector of St Paul's Church in Bennettsville, South Carolina between 1912 and 1914. In 1914, he became rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Columbia, South Carolina before enrolling as civilian chaplain in Jackson, South Carolina, and later first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Chaplain's Corps. In 1919 he became rector of St Peter's Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he served till 1922.

Bishop

Penick was elected Coadjutor Bishop of North Carolina in 1922 and was consecrated on October 15 of the same year by Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire of North Carolina. He succeeded as diocesan bishop on December 27, 1932. He served as vice-president of the house of bishops between 1946 and 1952. He was also a trustee of the University of the South, president of the board of St Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina and president of the board of trustees of St Mary's School in Raleigh, North Carolina. He also served as president of the board of managers of Thompson Orphanage in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Personal life

Penick married Caroline Inglesby Dial on June 20, 1917, and together had 3 children.

References

• Stoudemire, Sterling A. (1994). "Penick, Edwin Anderson". In Powell, William S. (ed.). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. University of North Carolina Press – via NCpedia.