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He was a gifted teacher and writer, and the author of Christian Households: The Sanctification of Nearness and Sacred Unions: A New Guide to LIfelong Commitment. In 2015, he was nominated for election as Presiding Bishop, a reflection of the esteem in which he was held across The Episcopal Church.
Bishop Breidenthal was a lifelong student and teacher. He attended Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, going on to earn his B.A. from Portland State University and M.A. in English Literature from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. He received his M.Div. from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in 1981.
He was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood in the Diocese of Oregon in 1981 and 1982, respectively, going on to serve congregations and an Episcopal school in Oregon; Oxford, England; and New York. He was an Episcopal Church Foundation Fellow at Oxford University, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Theology. From 1992 through 2001, he served as the John Henry Hobart Professor of Christian Ethics and Moral Theology at The General Theological Seminary in New York City, later serving as Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel at Princeton University.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret, whom he married in 1984, as well as their two daughters, Magdalene and Lucy, and their families and friends.
Bishop White shares, “Tom Breidenthal’s ministry in this diocese was marked by wisdom and theological commitment. He challenged people throughout the diocese to think more deeply, to love more fully, and to follow Christ more faithfully—a witness to the transformational power of life in Jesus Christ. I am deeply grateful for his life and witness and for the care he shared with me, personally. I join with people across this diocese and the wider Church in commending him to God’s eternal care.”
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