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John T. Walker (bishop) was an American bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born on July 27, 1925 in Barnesville, Georgia. He attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948. He then attended Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1951. Walker was ordained a deacon in 1951 and an elder in 1953. He served as pastor of several churches in Georgia and South Carolina, and was elected to the episcopacy in 1972. He served as the bishop of the Fifth Episcopal District from 1972 to 1988. Walker was a civil rights activist and was a leader in the struggle for racial equality. He was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was also a member of the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches. Walker was a prolific writer and published several books, including "The Black Church in the Post-Civil Rights Era" and "The Black Church and the Socialization of Its Members". He was also a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars. Walker died on April 28, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 62 years old.

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Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 27 July 1925
Birthday 27 July
Birthplace Barnesville, Georgia, United States
Date of death (1989-09-30)
Died Place Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality Georgia

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2008

To honor the first African-American Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and all of his contributions, The Bishop John T. Walker School opened in September 2008 as a tuition-free, kindergarten through sixth grade school for boys in Southeast, Washington, D.C. It was founded by the Episcopal Diocese of Washington in response to the serious educational challenges facing African American boys in the low-income communities east of the Anacostia River.

1989

Bishop Walker died suddenly on September 30, 1989 at the age of 64, of heart failure following triple bypass surgery. He is buried in Washington National Cathedral.

1975

He earned a world reputation for social activism and was a good friend of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He was once arrested at a protest rally against apartheid at the South African Embassy. From 1975 until his death in 1989, Bishop Walker served as President of the Board of Directors of Africare. The organization now presents the Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award each year in his honor.

1951

Bishop Walker was born in Barnesville, Georgia and brought up in Detroit. He was the first African American to be admitted as a student to the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1951. Bishop Walker first came to Washington as the Canon of Washington National Cathedral.

1925

John Thomas Walker (July 27, 1925 – September 30, 1989) was Bishop of Washington from 1977 to 1989 in the Episcopal Church. From 1978 to 1989, he also served as Dean of Washington National Cathedral. Previously, he served as Bishop Coadjutor from 1976 to 1977 and Bishop Suffragan from 1971 to 1976. He was the first African-American Bishop of Washington.