Charles L. Keyser

Right Reverend

Charles L. Keyser
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of the Armed Services and Federal Ministries
RetiredFebruary 29, 2000
PredecessorCharles L. Burgreen
SuccessorGeorge Elden Packard
Orders
Ordinationby Frank Juhan
ConsecrationMarch 24, 1990
Personal details
Born(1930-01-19)January 19, 1930
Greenville, South Carolina
DiedJuly 31, 2022(2022-07-31) (aged 92)
DenominationEpiscopal

Charles Lovett Keyser (January 19, 1930 – July 31, 2022)[1] was the fourth bishop suffragan for the Armed Forces and Federal Prisons in the Episcopal Church. He was consecrated on March 24, 1990, and retired on February 29, 2000, when he served as an assisting bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Florida.[2]

Keyser earned a B.A. degree from The University of the South in 1951. In 1954, he received his M.Div. degree from St. Luke's Seminary in Sewanee, Tennessee. On February 15, 1955, Keyser was ordained an Episcopal priest by Bishop Frank Juhan in Jacksonville, Florida. On February 20, 1956, he was commissioned as a reserve officer in the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps. Keyser served on USS Pocono from December 1964 to June 1967. He was promoted to commander on April 1, 1967. Keyser later served with the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam from June 1969 to July 1970. He was promoted to captain on July 1, 1973.[2]

Keyser was the last armed forces bishop for the Episcopal Church to have objections raised at his consecration by the Episcopal Peace Fellowship.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Obituaries: Charles L. Keyser". Florida Times-Union. August 8, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. 1 2 Martin, H. Lawrence (1984). "Keyser, Charles Lovett". History of the Chaplain Corps, United States Navy. Vol. VIII. U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps. p. 88. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  3. ↑ Petersen, Kirk. "Retired Armed Forces Bishop Charles Keyser Dies at 92". livingchurch.org. The Living Church. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  • Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2015


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