Ralph E. Urban

Ralph Ernest Urban (March 29, 1875 – May 19, 1935) was suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey.

The Right Reverend Ralph E. Urban D.D., S.T.D.
Suffragan Bishop of New Jersey
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	New Jersey
Elected	June 15, 1932
In office	1932–1935
Orders
Ordination	May 23, 1900 by John Scarborough
Consecration	November 11, 1932 by James De Wolf Perry
Personal details
Born	(1875-03-29)March 29, 1875 Mount Hope, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	May 19, 1935(1935-05-19) (aged 60) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Abram Linwood Urban & Emma Louisa Trexter
Spouse	Mary Elizabeth Gunsaules (m. 1901)
Alma mater	Princeton University

Biography

He was born in Mount Hope, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. After studies at Princeton University and the General Theological Seminary, he was ordained deacon in 1899 and priest in 1900. He was rector of All Saints Church, Trenton, New Jersey from 1900 to 1931. He then became the first Dean of Trinity Cathedral and was also elected suffragan bishop of New Jersey on June 15, 1932, and consecrated on November 11, 1932.

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References

• Obituary in The Living Church, May 25, 1935, p. 664.