Albion W. Knight, Jr.

Who is Albion W. Knight, Jr.?

Albion Williamson Knight, Jr. was the second Archbishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America from 1985 until his resignation in 1992. As the Archbishop of the UECNA, Knight more than tripled the number of parishes belonging to the church. He later helped found the Church of England, a conservative church in England that opposes both the growth of Anglo-Catholic practices and doctrines within the Church of England and the more liberal religious and social stance of the Church of England.

Knight was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of Albion W. Knight, formerly Bishop of Cuba in the Episcopal Church in the USA and subsequently Bishop Coadjutor of New Jersey. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1945, and retired from the Army in 1973 as a Brigadier General. He earned Masters degrees from the University of Illinois and American University.

Knight was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church in the USA in 1964 and was priested in that church in 1965. He joined the United Episcopal Church of North America in late 1983 and later became the bishop of its Eastern diocese before being elected its Archbishop.