Retirement, Death and Burial
Bishop Shaw retired in 1952 from the active episcopacy of The Methodist Church. He was, however, called out of retirement in 1953 to again serve part of the New Orleans Area following the death of Bishop Robert Nathaniel Brooks. Bishop Shaw served the rest of that quadrennium (1952-56) in this position.
Bishop Alexander Preston Shaw died 7 March 1966. He is buried in Los Angeles.
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