The Rev. Bruce Daniel Sapp, 73, retired priest of the Diocese of North Carolina, died Dec. 1 after an extended illness.

Fr. Sapp was born in Pamlico County, NC. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and Virginia Theological Seminary. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1953. Fr. Sapp served as priest-in-charge of Christ Church, Albermarle, NC, 1953-56, assistant then rector at Christ Church, Raleigh, from 1956 until his retirement in 1992. He is survived by four children.