A. Robert Hirschfeld (born January 10, 1961) is a bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States. In 2013 he became the tenth and current bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire."The Bishop Makes his Move". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. G. Jeffrey MacDonald | Mar - Apr 2013
Early life and education Hirschfeld graduated from Dartmouth College in 1983. He has a master's degree in divinity from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale.
Ordained ministry Hirschfeld was ordained in the Episcopal Church (United States) on January 18, 1992. He took a post as vice chaplain at Christ Church in New Haven, Connecticut. Following his work at Christ Church, he was Vicar/Chaplain and later rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel on the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs. He was next called as the pastor of Grace Church in Amherst, Massachusetts."Amherst's Robert Hirschfeld prepares for move to New Hampshire as next Episcopal bishop there". Massachusetts Live, Diane Lederman on July 20, 2012
Hirschfeld was elected bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire on May 19, 2012. On August 4, 2012, he was consecrated as a bishop in Concord, New Hampshire with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori as chief consecrator. Since 2013, he has served as diocesan bishop, and replaced the previous bishop, Gene Robinson, on his retirement in January 2013.Megan Doyle, "'He's following Jesus' Hirschfeld consecrated as head of N.H. Episcopal Church" . Christian Science Monitor, August 5, 2012.
Personal life Hirschfeld is married to Polly Ingraham, and the couple have three children.
See also List of Episcopal bishops of the United States Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
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