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'''John Alfred Baden''' (May 10, 1913 - April 26, 1983) was an [[Americans|American]] prelate who served as the [[Episcopal Diocese of Virginia|Suffragan Bishop of Virginia]] from 1973 till 1979.
==Early Life and Education==
Baden was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] on May 10, 1913, the son of John Alfred Baden and Marian Sturgis. He was educated at the Maryland Park High School and then proceeded to the [[University of Maryland]] from where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in 1939 and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] from the [[National University School of Law]] in 1939. He married Jean Deloris Feaga on July 11, 1942 and together had three children. Later he trained for the priesthood at the [[Virginia Theological Seminary]] and graduated with a [[Master of Divinity]] in 1948. The Virginia seminary awarded him a [[Doctor of Divinity]] in 1972. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Ordained Ministry==
Baden was ordained deacon on December 23, 1947 by Bishop [[Noble C. Powell]] of Maryland in Trinity Church, [[Towson, Maryland]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He was then ordained priest by the same bishop in December 1948. he served in Trinity Church, [[Towson, Maryland]] from 1946 till 1948 and then became rector of [[St. James Church (Monkton, Maryland)|St James' Church]] in [[Monkton, Maryland]] and St James' Mission in [[Parkton, Maryland]]. In 1958 he became Diocesan Missioner and Executive Secretary of the Department of Missions
of the Diocese of Virginia, a post he retained till 1962. Subsequently, between 1959 and 1962, he also served as Archdeacon of Virginia.
He served as rector of Frederick Parish responsible of [[Christ Episcopal Church (Winchester, Virginia)|Christ Church]] and St Paul's-on-the-Hill in [[Winchester, Virginia]] between 1962 and 1973.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Bishop==
Baden was elected [[Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan|Bishop of Northern Michigan]] on January 8, 1964 on the seventh ballot, however he declined the election.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He was then elected Suffragan Bishop of Virginia in 1973, which he accepted. He was consecrated on June 30, 1973 in [[Washington National Cathedral]] by Bishop [[Robert F. Gibson Jr.]] of Virginia.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> During his time as bishop he was involved in assisting Anglican churches in Tanzania and Uganda, when in fact he visited Tanzania in 1975. He retied in 1979.
==References==
[[Category:1913 births]]
[[Category:1983 deaths]]
[[Category:Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America]]
==Early Life and Education==
Baden was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] on May 10, 1913, the son of John Alfred Baden and Marian Sturgis. He was educated at the Maryland Park High School and then proceeded to the [[University of Maryland]] from where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in 1939 and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] from the [[National University School of Law]] in 1939. He married Jean Deloris Feaga on July 11, 1942 and together had three children. Later he trained for the priesthood at the [[Virginia Theological Seminary]] and graduated with a [[Master of Divinity]] in 1948. The Virginia seminary awarded him a [[Doctor of Divinity]] in 1972. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Ordained Ministry==
Baden was ordained deacon on December 23, 1947 by Bishop [[Noble C. Powell]] of Maryland in Trinity Church, [[Towson, Maryland]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He was then ordained priest by the same bishop in December 1948. he served in Trinity Church, [[Towson, Maryland]] from 1946 till 1948 and then became rector of [[St. James Church (Monkton, Maryland)|St James' Church]] in [[Monkton, Maryland]] and St James' Mission in [[Parkton, Maryland]]. In 1958 he became Diocesan Missioner and Executive Secretary of the Department of Missions
of the Diocese of Virginia, a post he retained till 1962. Subsequently, between 1959 and 1962, he also served as Archdeacon of Virginia.
He served as rector of Frederick Parish responsible of [[Christ Episcopal Church (Winchester, Virginia)|Christ Church]] and St Paul's-on-the-Hill in [[Winchester, Virginia]] between 1962 and 1973.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Bishop==
Baden was elected [[Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan|Bishop of Northern Michigan]] on January 8, 1964 on the seventh ballot, however he declined the election.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He was then elected Suffragan Bishop of Virginia in 1973, which he accepted. He was consecrated on June 30, 1973 in [[Washington National Cathedral]] by Bishop [[Robert F. Gibson Jr.]] of Virginia.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> During his time as bishop he was involved in assisting Anglican churches in Tanzania and Uganda, when in fact he visited Tanzania in 1975. He retied in 1979.
==References==
[[Category:1913 births]]
[[Category:1983 deaths]]
[[Category:Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America]]
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