Alex D. Dickson
Alex Dockery Dickson Jr. was first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee, serving from 1983 to 1994.Early Life and Education
Dickson was born on September 9, 1926 in Alligator, Mississippi, the son of Alex Dockery Dickson and Georgie Maude Wicks. He studied at the University of Mississippi and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949. he then enrolled at the University of the South and earned his Master of Divinity in 1958.Ordained Ministry
Dickson was ordained deacon on May 31, 1958 by Bishop Duncan Montgomery Gray Sr. of Mississippi. He was ordained priest on December 1, 1958 by the same bishop. In 1958, he also became vicar of St Paul's Church in Hollandale, Mississippi. In 1962, he became rector of St Columb's Church in Jackson, Mississippi. Dickson became headmaster of All Saints' Episcopal School in Vicksburg, Mississippi from 1968 till 1983. He lived on campus with his first wife and family until his resignation. He was instrumental in building student enrolment.Bishop
On January 22, 1983, Dickson was elected after 33 ballots, as the first Bishop of West Tennessee in St Mary's Cathedral, Memphis, Tennessee. He was consecrated on April 9, 1983 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, by Presiding Bishop John Allin. He retired on September 30, 1994.
