Randolph Claiborne
The Right Reverend Randolph Royall Claiborne D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Atlanta | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Atlanta |
| Elected | March 23, 1953 |
| In office | 1953–1972 |
| Predecessor | John B. Walthour |
| Successor | Bennett Sims |
| Previous post(s) | Suffragan Bishop of Alabama (1949-1953) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 1932 by Henry J. Mikell |
| Consecration | June 29, 1949 by Henry St. George Tucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1906 |
| Died | February 22, 1986 (aged 79) Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Buried | St. James Episcopal Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Randolph Royall Claiborne & Mary Thomas Clark |
| Spouse | Clara Virginia Kinney Stribling (m. 1953) |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Randolph Royall Claiborne Jr. (November 7, 1906 – February 22, 1986) was the 5th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, elected in 1952. Previously he had served as Bishop Suffragan in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.