Ormonde Plater
Richard Ormonde Plater (September 6, 1933 – August 6, 2016) was a notable Episcopal Church author who influenced North American and broader Anglophone practices around the Christian diaconate.[1] He was born in New York City and attended Vanderbilt University (BA, 1955) and Tulane University (M.A., 1965, Ph.D., 1969). Before ordination to the diaconate in 1971, he worked as a reporter for the Albany Knickerbocker News. In 1998 Bishop Charles Jenkins of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana made Plater archdeacon of the diocese.[2]
Plater was an early member of the North American Association for the Diaconate (NAAD), now called the Association for Episcopal Deacons.[3] Plater edited the NAAD periodical Diakoneo from 1985 to 1995. He was a member of the Anglican-Lutheran Consultation on the Diaconate that produced the 1995 Anglican-Lutheran International Commission Hanover Report: The Diaconate as Ecumenical Opportunity.[4]
He was noted as having "faithfully served the Church in many capacities, including prison and hospital ministry, as well as the education and formation of deacons."[5] Plater was a tenth-generation descendant of George Washington.[6]
Bibliography
- Narrative Folklore in the Works of George Washington Harris (dissertation)
- The Deacon in the Liturgy (National Center for the Diaconate, 1981) ISBN 9780960579808 Search this book on
. - Cajun Dancing (Pelican, 1993) ISBN 9780882899701 Search this book on .
- Intercession: A Theological and Practical Guide (Cowley, 1995) ISBN 9781561011155 Search this book on .
- The Passion Gospels (Church Publishing, 2002) ISBN 9780898691641 Search this book on .
- Many Servants: An Introduction to Deacons (Cowley, 2004) ISBN 9781561012701 Search this book on .
- Deacons in the Liturgy (Church Publishing, 2009) ISBN 9780898696349 Search this book on ., second edition
- The Passion Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John Revised Common Lectionary edition (2007) ISBN 9780898695595 Search this book on .
References
- ↑ Jackson, D. Michael. "The Diaconate Renewed: Sacrament, Word, and Service" (PDF). cofedeacons.org. CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons (CENDD). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ormonde Plater" (PDF). stannanola.org. St. Anna's Church. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "RIP: Ormonde Plater, author of 'Many Servants'". episcopalnewsservice.org. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "THE DIACONATE AS ECUMENICAL OPPORTUNITY" (PDF). anglicancommunion.org. Anglican Communion Office. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Church Work" (PDF). edola.org. Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ Glenn, Justin (2014). The Washingtons. Volume 6, Part 1. Savas. p. 161. ISBN 9781940669311. Retrieved 30 January 2026. Search this book on
External links
- Autobiography November 2011
- Deacon Ormonde Plater - Archived Documents from the Association for Episcopal Deacons
- Ormonde Plater – Deacon, Theologian, Dancer
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