Ralph E. Urban


Ralph Ernest Urban was suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey.

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 1900–1931. 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.