Karl M. Block

The Right Reverend

Karl Morgan Block

D.D.
Bishop of California
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseCalifornia
ElectedApril 19, 1938
In office1941–1958
PredecessorEdward L. Parsons
SuccessorJames Pike
Previous postCoadjutor Bishop of California (1938-1941)
Orders
OrdinationMay 22, 1910 (deacon)
December 18, 1910 (priest)
by Alfred Harding
ConsecrationSeptember 29, 1938
by Edward L. Parsons
Personal details
Born(1886-09-27)September 27, 1886
Washington, D.C., United States
DiedSeptember 20, 1958(1958-09-20) (aged 71)
San Francisco, California, United States
BuriedCypress Lawn Memorial Park
DenominationAnglican
ParentsSigismund Joseph Block & Joanna Christine Linder
Spouse
Nancy Holliday Shackelford
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(m. 1913; died 1945)​
Children2
Alma materGeorge Washington University

Karl Morgan Block (September 27, 1886 – September 20, 1958) was the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California.

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