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'''J. Robert Wright''' (October 20, 1936-January 12, 2022) was the [[St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery]] Professor Emeritus of Ecclesiastical History at the [[General Theological Seminary]] in [[New York City]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tweet by Kara Slade|url=https://twitter.com/karanslade/status/1481427012917080065?s=21|url-status=live}}</ref>. He was a specialist in [[patristic]] studies and an authority on the Anglican ''[[Book of Common Prayer]]'' and on Russian Orthodox and other icons. He was the longest-tenured faculty member at the General Theological Seminary.

Wright is also known for his engagement in ecumenical dialogues between the US [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal Church]] and other churches, particularly the [[Roman Catholic]], [[Armenian Apostolic]]. and [[Russian Orthodox]], as well as the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]], the [[Old Catholics]] and the [[Philippine Independent Church]]. He was the principal Episcopal author of the [[Called to Common Mission]] accord with the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]].