Charles Palmerston Anderson
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Charles Palmerston Anderson (September 8, 1865 - January 30, 1930) was the seventeenth Presiding Bishop
of the Episcopal Church
. He was born in Kemptville, Ontario. In 1900, he was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
and became diocesan bishop in 1905 on the death of William Edward McLaren.
Presiding Bishop
The Presiding Bishop is an ecclesiastical position in some denominations of Christianity.- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America :The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the chief ecumenical officer of the church, and the leader and caretaker for the bishops of the...
of the Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
. He was born in Kemptville, Ontario. In 1900, he was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago is the official organization of the Episcopal Church in Chicago and Northern Illinois, USA. The diocese is served by The Right Reverend Jeffrey D. Lee, who serves as Bishop of the diocese, and The Right Reverend Victor A. Scantlebury, who serves as Assistant Bishop...
and became diocesan bishop in 1905 on the death of William Edward McLaren.