George Lazenby Reynolds


George Lazenby Reynolds, Jr. was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee from 1985 to 1991.

Biography

Reynolds was born in Opelika, Alabama on August 18, 1927. He graduated from the. He also graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary with a masters of divinity in 1954. He also acquired a Ph.D. degree from New York University in 1970.

Ordination

Reynolds was ordained deacon on July 1, 1954 in Otey Memorial Parish Church by Theodore N. Barth, Bishop of Tennessee, and a priest a year later. He served as rector of St Stephen's Church in Edina, Minnesota from 1976 till 1985. Prior to this he served parishes in Pennsylvania and Ohio and was chaplain to Sewanee Military Academy. He was in the Christian Education department of the Church Center for six years.

Bishop

On January 26, 1985, Reynolds was elected Bishop of Tennessee. He was consecrated bishop on June 15, 1985 by Presiding Bishop John Allin in All Saints Chapel of The University of the South. He died while in office on November 3, 1991.