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'''Oliver Bailey Garver Jr.''' (July 19, 1925 - August 2, 1996) was an American civil rights activist and prelate of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] who served as [[suffragan bishop]] of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles]] from 1985 to 1990.
==Early life and education==
Garver was born in [[Los Angeles]] on July 19, 1925. He studied at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] and graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in 1945. He then served in the [[United States Navy Reserve]] between 1945 and 1946. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from [[Harvard University]] in 1948, and worked as a cost accounting manager for [[Lockheed Corporation]] until 1959. He then studied for thee priesthood at the [[Episcopal Divinity School|Episcopal Theological School]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], and earned a [[Bachelor of Sacred Theology]] in 1962. He was also awarded a [[Doctor of Divinity]] from the [[Church Divinity School of the Pacific]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite journal |date=1992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpvYAAAAMAAJ&q=Oliver+Bailey+Garver+Jr.+b.+July+19,+1925 |title=GARVER, OLIVER BAILEY, JR |journal=Who's Who in Religion |volume=|pages=177}}</ref>
==Ordained Ministry==
Garver was ordained deacon in 1962 and priest in 1963. He served as assistant of [[St. Alban's Episcopal Church (Los Angeles, California)|St Alban's Church]] in [[Los Angeles]] and part time college chaplain at UCLA from 1962 to 1965, and then at the [[Church of the Epiphany (Los Angeles)|Church of the Epiphany]] in [[Los Angeles]] between 1966 and 1972. In 1973 he became canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Los Angeles and retained the post until 1985.<ref>{{cite journal |date=1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=voRmAAAAMAAJ&q=Oliver+Bailey+Garver+Jr.+b.+July+19,+1925 |title=GARVER, OLIVER BAILEY, JR |journal=Who's Who in the West |volume=|pages=292}}</ref>
==Bishop==
In 1985 Garver was elected Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles during a special convention of the Diocese of Los Angeles.<ref>Stutts, J. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-09-me-23474-story.html "Orange County Religion Notes"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', March 9, 1985. Retrieved on July 13, 2023.</ref> He was then consecrated on May 25, 1985, at the [[Pauley Pavilion]] by Presiding Bishop [[John Allin]]. He retired on June 30, 1990, to serve as chaplain of [[Harvard-Westlake School|Harvard School]] in [[Studio City, Los Angeles]].<ref>Curry, J. [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/11/nyregion/los-angeles-names-rector-from-harlem-as-assistant-bishop.html "Los Angeles Names Rector From Harlem As Assistant Bishop"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', June 11, 1990. Retrieved on July 13, 2023.</ref>
==Activism and legacy==
==Death==
Garver died on August 2, 1996, at his home in [[Westwood, California]].
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