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Carroll Eugene Simcox

1912 – 2002

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Lived 1912 – 2002 (aged 90). Carroll Eugene Simcox was an American anglican priest, journalist, theologian and editing staff.

Carroll Eugene Simcox (April 14, 1912 – October 16, 2002) was an American Episcopal priest and editor of The Living Church magazine. Simcox was born in Lisbon, North Dakota and educated at the University of North Dakota. He received his master's degree from Oberlin Theological Seminary and later his Doctorate in Classical Philology from the University of Illinois. He was ordained deacon in 1937 and priest in 1938. Simcox was rector of Zion Episcopal Church, Manchester, Vermont, and instructor at Bennington College from 1950 to 1955. In the 1950s he was on the staff of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Fifth Avenue in New York City. He served as rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Tampa, Florida from 1958 to 1964.

In Vermont, Simcox began a serious writing career. In 1982, he left the Episcopal Church to join the American Episcopal Church, and later served as a priest in the Anglican Church in America.

His wife Georgiana Mantor Simcox (1913-1999) was news editor of The Living Church.

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Episcopal priest

When was Carroll Eugene Simcox born?

Carroll Eugene Simcox was born on 14 April 1912.

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Carroll Eugene Simcox died on 16 October 2002.

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Carroll Eugene Simcox was an anglican priest, journalist, theologian and editing staff.

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Carroll Eugene Simcox was American.

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