James Pike, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Pike
American bishop
Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1913
Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Date of Death: 09-Sep-1969
Profession: priest
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About James Pike
- James Albert Pike (February 14, 1913 – c.?September 3–7, 1969) was an American Episcopal bishop, prolific writer, and one of the first mainline religious figures to appear regularly on television. His outspoken, and to some, heretical views on many theological and social issues made him one of the most controversial public figures of his time.
- He was an early proponent of ordination of women and racial desegregation within mainline churches.
- Pike was the fifth Bishop of California.
- Late in his life he explored psychic experimentation in an effort to contact his recently deceased son.
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