. ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁priest ▁by ▁Bishop ▁William ▁Cab ell ▁Brown ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁re ctor ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁church ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁served ▁there ▁till ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁re ctor ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁T alle ys ville , ▁Virginia ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁till ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁secretary - tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁became ▁the ▁Arch de acon ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁retained ▁till ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁Ch il ton ▁was ▁elected ▁Su ff rag an ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Virginia ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁ball ot . ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁at ▁Grace ▁and ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Church ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia ▁by ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop ▁Arthur ▁C . ▁L ichten berger . ▁ ▁He ▁retained ▁his ▁post ▁till ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Alexand ria ▁Hospital ▁after ▁a ▁stroke ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 4