Patterson was born on April 27, 1930 in Holmesville, Ohio. A 1948 graduate of Millersburg High School, Patterson received a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences at Ohio State University in 1952. He married the former JoAnne Nida on December 22,1951.
He was commissioned in the U.S. Army and served on active duty in the Korean conflict, then served another 23 years in the U.S. Army Reserve with the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, retiring as a colonel in 1990.
He earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology at the Episcopal Theological School (now the Episcopal Divinity School) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1957 and a Masters of Divinity from ETS in 1972. He received honorary doctorates from Nashotah House in 1984 and the School of Theology at the University of the South in 1986.
He was rector of St. Andrew's Church in Washington Court House, Ohio, for 6 years before going to Florida as rector of St. Mark's, Venice, where he served from 1963 until 1970. He was rector of All Saints Church in Winter Park, Florida, from 1970-1983.
Patterson was chosen as the fifth bishop of Dallas in June 1983, filling the vacancy created when then-Bishop Donald Davies resigned to take over jurisdiction of the new Diocese of Fort Worth, and served until 1992. During retirement he served as assistant bishop of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast (1992-1995), and as bishop-in-residence at St Luke's Cathedral in Orlando from 1996 until his death.
Patterson was a member of the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer; the Order of St. Luke; the Brotherhood of St. Andrew; and the Episcopal Society for Ministry to the Aging.
He received five George Washington medals for sermons from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and two Meritorious Service Medals from the US Army for service in the Chaplain Corps.
He also served as a trustee of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest (ETSS) in Austin; St. Mark's School in Dallas; Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, the University of the South at Sewanee; the Episcopal School of Dallas; Gaston Episcopal Hospital of Dallas; and the Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
Patterson is survived by his wife, JoAnne; his mother, Louella; and son, Christopher. One son, Andrew, predeceased him.
A memorial requiem will be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando, Florida at a date to be determined.
He was commissioned in the U.S. Army and served on active duty in the Korean conflict, then served another 23 years in the U.S. Army Reserve with the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, retiring as a colonel in 1990.
He earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology at the Episcopal Theological School (now the Episcopal Divinity School) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1957 and a Masters of Divinity from ETS in 1972. He received honorary doctorates from Nashotah House in 1984 and the School of Theology at the University of the South in 1986.
He was rector of St. Andrew's Church in Washington Court House, Ohio, for 6 years before going to Florida as rector of St. Mark's, Venice, where he served from 1963 until 1970. He was rector of All Saints Church in Winter Park, Florida, from 1970-1983.
Patterson was chosen as the fifth bishop of Dallas in June 1983, filling the vacancy created when then-Bishop Donald Davies resigned to take over jurisdiction of the new Diocese of Fort Worth, and served until 1992. During retirement he served as assistant bishop of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast (1992-1995), and as bishop-in-residence at St Luke's Cathedral in Orlando from 1996 until his death.
Patterson was a member of the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer; the Order of St. Luke; the Brotherhood of St. Andrew; and the Episcopal Society for Ministry to the Aging.
He received five George Washington medals for sermons from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and two Meritorious Service Medals from the US Army for service in the Chaplain Corps.
He also served as a trustee of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest (ETSS) in Austin; St. Mark's School in Dallas; Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, the University of the South at Sewanee; the Episcopal School of Dallas; Gaston Episcopal Hospital of Dallas; and the Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
Patterson is survived by his wife, JoAnne; his mother, Louella; and son, Christopher. One son, Andrew, predeceased him.
A memorial requiem will be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando, Florida at a date to be determined.
Patterson was born on April 27, 1930 in Holmesville, Ohio. A 1948 graduate of Millersburg High School, Patterson received a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences at Ohio State University in 1952. He married the former JoAnne Nida on December 22,1951.
He was commissioned in the U.S. Army and served on active duty in the Korean conflict, then served another 23 years in the U.S. Army Reserve with the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, retiring as a colonel in 1990.
He earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology at the Episcopal Theological School (now the Episcopal Divinity School) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1957 and a Masters of Divinity from ETS in 1972. He received honorary doctorates from Nashotah House in 1984 and the School of Theology at the University of the South in 1986.
He was rector of St. Andrew's Church in Washington Court House, Ohio, for 6 years before going to Florida as rector of St. Mark's, Venice, where he served from 1963 until 1970. He was rector of All Saints Church in Winter Park, Florida, from 1970-1983.
Patterson was chosen as the fifth bishop of Dallas in June 1983, filling the vacancy created when then-Bishop Donald Davies resigned to take over jurisdiction of the new Diocese of Fort Worth, and served until 1992. During retirement he served as assistant bishop of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast (1992-1995), and as bishop-in-residence at St Luke's Cathedral in Orlando from 1996 until his death.
Patterson was a member of the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer; the Order of St. Luke; the Brotherhood of St. Andrew; and the Episcopal Society for Ministry to the Aging.
He received five George Washington medals for sermons from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and two Meritorious Service Medals from the US Army for service in the Chaplain Corps.
He also served as a trustee of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest (ETSS) in Austin; St. Mark's School in Dallas; Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, the University of the South at Sewanee; the Episcopal School of Dallas; Gaston Episcopal Hospital of Dallas; and the Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
Patterson is survived by his wife, JoAnne; his mother, Louella; and son, Christopher. One son, Andrew, predeceased him.
A memorial requiem will be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando, Florida at a date to be determined.
He was commissioned in the U.S. Army and served on active duty in the Korean conflict, then served another 23 years in the U.S. Army Reserve with the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, retiring as a colonel in 1990.
He earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology at the Episcopal Theological School (now the Episcopal Divinity School) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1957 and a Masters of Divinity from ETS in 1972. He received honorary doctorates from Nashotah House in 1984 and the School of Theology at the University of the South in 1986.
He was rector of St. Andrew's Church in Washington Court House, Ohio, for 6 years before going to Florida as rector of St. Mark's, Venice, where he served from 1963 until 1970. He was rector of All Saints Church in Winter Park, Florida, from 1970-1983.
Patterson was chosen as the fifth bishop of Dallas in June 1983, filling the vacancy created when then-Bishop Donald Davies resigned to take over jurisdiction of the new Diocese of Fort Worth, and served until 1992. During retirement he served as assistant bishop of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast (1992-1995), and as bishop-in-residence at St Luke's Cathedral in Orlando from 1996 until his death.
Patterson was a member of the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer; the Order of St. Luke; the Brotherhood of St. Andrew; and the Episcopal Society for Ministry to the Aging.
He received five George Washington medals for sermons from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and two Meritorious Service Medals from the US Army for service in the Chaplain Corps.
He also served as a trustee of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest (ETSS) in Austin; St. Mark's School in Dallas; Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, the University of the South at Sewanee; the Episcopal School of Dallas; Gaston Episcopal Hospital of Dallas; and the Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
Patterson is survived by his wife, JoAnne; his mother, Louella; and son, Christopher. One son, Andrew, predeceased him.
A memorial requiem will be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando, Florida at a date to be determined.
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