Robert Burton Gooden

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The Right Reverend

Robert Burton Gooden
ProvinceThe Episcopal Church
DioceseLos Angeles
Orders
ConsecrationMay 27, 1930
Personal details
BornSeptember 18, 1874
England
DiedAugust 24, 1976(1976-08-24) (aged 101)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican

Robert Burton Gooden (September 18, 1874 – August 24, 1976) was a suffragan bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. He helped found the Gooden Center, a residential facility in Pasadena for recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.[1] He was the oldest bishop in The Episcopal Church when he died at the age of 101.[2] His son, Reginald Heber Gooden, was also a bishop.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "About Us". The Gooden Center. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  2. ^ "Oldest Bishop Dies at 101". Episcopal News Service. August 25, 1976. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  3. ^ "Dean Gooden Consecrated Bishop of Canal Zone". The Living Church. CXV (20): 5. May 20, 1945.


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