The Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson

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Bishops of New Hampshire

Alexander Viets Griswold 1810-1843

Carlton Chase 1844-1870

William Woodruff Niles 1870-1914

Edward Melville Parker 1906-1925

John Thomas Dallas 1926-1948

Charles Francis Hall 1948-1973

Philip Alan Smith 1973-1986

Douglas Edwin Theuner 1986-2003

V. Gene Robinson 2003-

Episcopal Ring. A bishop wears a ring on the (traditionally) 4th finger of his right hand, emblematic of the marriage between Bishop and church. The ring was given to Gene by its previous wearer, the Rt. Rev. Philip A. Smith, retired Seventh Bishop of New Hampshire. On arrival it was discovered to be a perfect fit, with no re-sizing required.

Crozier. The crook carried by a bishop represents his symbolic role of shepherd. The one carried by Bishop Robinson is a Palestinian shepherd’s crook from the Holy Land, a gift from the Eighth Bishop of New Hampshire, the Rt. Rev. Douglas E. Theuner. The city of Jerusalem is represented in the decorative silver band.

Pectoral Cross. The pectoral cross regularly worn by Bishop Robinson belongs to the Diocese of New Hampshire. Shortly after the consecration, Mark Knipe, a Concord goldsmith, cast a cross from pieces of gold jewelry donated by the people of the diocese. The provenance and sentiment associated with these gifts were preserved in a scrapbook, which accompanied Bishop on his parish visitations at the start of his episcopate.

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