William Wallace Horstick (January 31, 1902 – May 27, 1973) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the second Bishop of Eau Claire from 1944 till 1969.

The Right Reverend

William Wallace Horstick

D.D., D.C.L.
Bishop of Eau Claire
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseEau Claire
ElectedApril 18, 1944
In office1944–1969
PredecessorFrank E. Wilson
SuccessorStanley Atkins
Orders
OrdinationJune 1929
by Reginald Heber Weller
ConsecrationJune 29, 1944
by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born(1902-01-31)January 31, 1902
DiedMay 27, 1973(1973-05-27) (aged 71)
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn Franklin Horstick & Emma Machen
SpouseJoan E. Piersen
Children4
Alma materNashotah House

Biography

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Horstick was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on January 31, 1902, the son of John Franklin Horstick and Emma Machen. He graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity from Nashotah House Theological Seminary in 1928, and received two honorary degrees from the same institution: Doctor of Divinity (1944) and Doctor of Canon Law. (1969).[1]

In December 1928, Horstick was ordained deacon by Bishop Benjamin F. P. Ivins of Milwaukee, and priest in June 1929 by Bishop Reginald Heber Weller of Fond du Lac. He became curate at the Church of the Redeemer in Chicago, while in 1931 he became rector of Trinity Church in Aurora, Illinois. On July 28, 1937, he was married Joan E. Piersen and together had four children.[2]

He was elected second Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire on April 18, 1944, and consecrated on June 29, 1944, in Christ Church Cathedral, Eau Claire.[3] He retired on December 31, 1969, and was succeeded by Stanley Hamilton Atkins.

References

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  1. ^ "HORSTICK , William Wallace". Who's Who in the Midwest: 474. 1967.
  2. ^ "HORSTICK , Rt . Rev . William Wallace". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: 160. 1950.
  3. ^ "New Bishop for Eau Claire". Who's Who in the Clergy. 108 (18): 13. 30 April 1944.

Obituary, Nashotah Review, Fall 1973, pp. 145–146