Horace William Baden Donegan
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Horace William Baden Donegan (May 17, 1900—November 11, 1991) was an English
prelate
of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He served as the Bishop of New York
from 1950 to 1972.
, settling in Baltimore, Maryland
. His last name then was changed from Donegani to Donegan. Donegan initially pursued a career as a stage actor
, but after falling in love with the daughter of his landlady
(infuriated at the thought of an actor as her son-in-law) he decided to choose an ecclesiastical path, although he never married.
He studied at Harvard Divinity School
, and did his undergraduate work
at St. Stephen's College
in Annandale-on-Hudson
, New York
. He later studied theology
at Oxford University
, and obtained his divinity degree
in 1927 from the Episcopal Theological Seminary
in Cambridge
, Massachusetts
.
Donegan was ordained
to the priesthood on May 28, 1928, and then served as curate
of All Saints Church in Worcester
for two years. He was rector
of Christ Church in Baltimore until 1933, whence he was made rector of the prestigious St. James' Church in Manhattan
.
In 1947, Donegan was elected Suffragan Bishop
of New York
, the second-highest official of the diocese
. He received his consecration that same year from Bishop Charles K. Gilbert, with Bishops Henry K. Sherrill
and Norman B. Nash assisting as co-consecrators
. Donegan was the four hundred and seventy-second bishop of the Episcopal Church.
In 1949, he was chosen as Coadjutor Bishop
of the same diocese by acclamation, the only instance of such an appointment in its history. He became the founder and president
of the Board of Trustees
of the House of the Reedemer
, and chaired numerous national boards and committees within the Church.
Following Gilbert's retirement, Donegan succeeded him as the twelfth Bishop of New York
in 1950. Considered very liberal
and socially active
, Donegan was also an advocate of civil rights
, defending the rights of African-Americans
, women
, and the poor
. He once declared in 1954 that the Church might have to "sacrifice much that is time-honored" to address the unchanging racial and economic patterns in New York. He once proposed a reduction of Lent
from forty to seven days, for "what was acceptable in the seventeenth century has become unrealistic for men and women catching commuter trains." He also condemned McCarthyism
and the South African policy of apartheid.
In December 1955, he sponsored an apartment near the Cathedral of St. John the Divine for a family of German
refugee
s, helping the husband find an occupation as well. A year later, in 1956, the Bishop gave his approval to the election of women as wardens
, vestry
members, and delegates to the National Conventions in his diocese; he later participated in the ordination
of two women, Carol Anderson and Julia Sibley, as deacon
s in 1971, and of one as priest in 1977.
In 1957, Queen Elizabeth II named him an honorary
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(CBE). Also during that year, Donegan initiated a $5 million program for the construction of new churches in poverty-stricken sections of Manhattan and the Bronx, which he described as "the most strategic missionary
opportunity that faces the Church."
He encouraged Episcopalians to support of John F. Kennedy
in the 1960 presidential election
, despite his Roman Catholic
faith. Following Kennedy's assassination
in November 1963, the Bishop said, "I speak for all the clergy and laity of the Diocese when I say that we are numbed with shock at the assassination of the president
. He is now joined with Lincoln
and McKinley
in the ranks of the martyred leaders of our people."
In 1965, several parishioners in the Diocese of New York, upset by their Bishop’s activism in the civil rights movement, withdrew pledges of $2 million for the completion of St. John the Divine. In response, Donegan said, "I can only hope that the Cathedral
's very unfinished quality will stand as a memorial to a diocese which in the twentieth century tried to do what it believed to be right."
In an address to the Patriotic Societies of New York in 1965, Donegan expressed his incomprehension of young men's refusal to serve in the Vietnam War
, even if they did not support the war. He stated, "Were it in my power, I would fine every person who did not vote, and reward doubly everyone who enlisted in the service of our country, whether as an Episcopalian in the armed forces or as Quaker in the courageous group who will carry the wounded off the field of battle."
In regards to the controversial beliefs of Bishop James Pike
, Donegan once commented in 1966, when the possibility of a heresy
trial was raised, "Of all the methods of dealing with Bishop Pike's views, the very worst is surely a heresy trial! Whatever the result, the good name of the Church will be greatly injured. Should there be a presentment and trial of Bishop Pike (which I hope and pray will not happen) the harm, the divisiveness and the lasting bitterness that will be inflicted on the Church we love and serve will be inevitable."
In 1967 he made the stunning announcement that he would be taking the donations for finishing St. John the Divine and put them toward housing and development projects in nearby Harlem
. He once said of St. John, "This unfinished cathedral, towering as it does over this great and suffering metropolis, shall be the prophetic symbol that our society is still as rough-hewn, ragged, broken and incomplete as the building itself."
Donegan retired in 1972, after a period of twenty-two years as the spiritual leader of the Diocese of New York
. He then returned to St. James' Church, where he assumed the post of parish pastor, although only preaching occasionally and assisting at Communion
. He spent his summers in his native England
. His hobbies included reading biographies
, listening to Gilbert and Sullivan
operetta
s, swimming, painting
landscape
s, and golf
.
Donegan died from throat
cancer
in Sanibel
, Florida
, at the age of 91.
England
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prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He served as the Bishop of New York
Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Episcopal Diocese of New York is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, encompassing the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island in New York City, and the New York state counties of Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, and...
from 1950 to 1972.
Biography
Horace William Baden Donegan was born Horace William Baden Donegani at Cordella, the family home of his parents Horace George Donegani and Emma (Pembroke) Hand in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire; his father Horace George Donegani was a butcher who ran Donegani and Sons Butchers on the South Parade in Matlock Bath. At the age of ten, he and his family moved to the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, settling in Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland
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. His last name then was changed from Donegani to Donegan. Donegan initially pursued a career as a stage actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, but after falling in love with the daughter of his landlady
Landlord
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(infuriated at the thought of an actor as her son-in-law) he decided to choose an ecclesiastical path, although he never married.
He studied at Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
, and did his undergraduate work
Undergraduate education
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at St. Stephen's College
Bard College
Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
in Annandale-on-Hudson
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Annandale-on-Hudson is a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, USA, in the Hudson Valley in the town of Red Hook, across the Hudson River from Kingston....
, New York
New York
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. He later studied theology
Theology
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at Oxford University
University of Oxford
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, and obtained his divinity degree
Master of Divinity
In the academic study of theology, the Master of Divinity is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America...
in 1927 from the Episcopal Theological Seminary
Episcopal Divinity School
The Episcopal Divinity School is a seminary of the Episcopal Church based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Known throughout the Anglican Communion for prophetic teaching and action on issues of civil rights and social justice, its faculty and students have been directly involved in many of the social...
in Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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.
Donegan was ordained
Holy Orders
The term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry....
to the priesthood on May 28, 1928, and then served as curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
of All Saints Church in Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
for two years. He was rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Christ Church in Baltimore until 1933, whence he was made rector of the prestigious St. James' Church in Manhattan
Manhattan
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.
In 1947, Donegan was elected Suffragan Bishop
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, the second-highest official of the diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
. He received his consecration that same year from Bishop Charles K. Gilbert, with Bishops Henry K. Sherrill
Henry Knox Sherrill
Henry Knox Sherrill was an Episcopal clergyman. He was the 20th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1947 to 1958, having previously served as Bishop of Massachusetts .-Biography:...
and Norman B. Nash assisting as co-consecrators
Consecrator
Consecrator is a term used in the Roman Catholic Church to designate a bishop who ordains a priest to the episcopal state. The term is often used in Eastern Rite Churches and in Anglican communities. The term "Principal Consecrator" is used to designate the primary bishop who ordains a new bishop...
. Donegan was the four hundred and seventy-second bishop of the Episcopal Church.
In 1949, he was chosen as Coadjutor Bishop
Coadjutor bishop
A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...
of the same diocese by acclamation, the only instance of such an appointment in its history. He became the founder and president
President
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of the Board of Trustees
Trustee
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of the House of the Reedemer
House of the Redeemer (New York City)
The Edith Fabbri House is an Italian Renaissance revival-styled townhouses in New York located at 7 East 95th Street on New York City's Upper East Side.- History :...
, and chaired numerous national boards and committees within the Church.
Following Gilbert's retirement, Donegan succeeded him as the twelfth Bishop of New York
Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Episcopal Diocese of New York is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, encompassing the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island in New York City, and the New York state counties of Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, and...
in 1950. Considered very liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
and socially active
Social movement
Social movements are a type of group action. They are large informal groupings of individuals or organizations focused on specific political or social issues, in other words, on carrying out, resisting or undoing a social change....
, Donegan was also an advocate of civil rights
Civil rights movement
The civil rights movement was a worldwide political movement for equality before the law occurring between approximately 1950 and 1980. In many situations it took the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change by nonviolent forms of resistance. In some situations it was...
, defending the rights of African-Americans
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
The African-American Civil Rights Movement refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rights to them. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1955 and 1968, particularly in the South...
, women
Women's rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
, and the poor
Poor
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. He once declared in 1954 that the Church might have to "sacrifice much that is time-honored" to address the unchanging racial and economic patterns in New York. He once proposed a reduction of Lent
Lent
In the Christian tradition, Lent is the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter. The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer – through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial – for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and...
from forty to seven days, for "what was acceptable in the seventeenth century has become unrealistic for men and women catching commuter trains." He also condemned McCarthyism
McCarthyism
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s and characterized by...
and the South African policy of apartheid.
In December 1955, he sponsored an apartment near the Cathedral of St. John the Divine for a family of German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
s, helping the husband find an occupation as well. A year later, in 1956, the Bishop gave his approval to the election of women as wardens
Churchwarden
A churchwarden is a lay official in a parish church or congregation of the Anglican Communion, usually working as a part-time volunteer. Holders of these positions are ex officio members of the parish board, usually called a vestry, parish council, parochial church council, or in the case of a...
, vestry
Vestry
A vestry is a room in or attached to a church or synagogue in which the vestments, vessels, records, etc., are kept , and in which the clergy and choir robe or don their vestments for divine service....
members, and delegates to the National Conventions in his diocese; he later participated in the ordination
Ordination of women
Ordination in general religious usage is the process by which a person is consecrated . The ordination of women is a regular practice among some major religious groups, as it was of several religions of antiquity...
of two women, Carol Anderson and Julia Sibley, as deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
s in 1971, and of one as priest in 1977.
In 1957, Queen Elizabeth II named him an honorary
Title of honor
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(CBE). Also during that year, Donegan initiated a $5 million program for the construction of new churches in poverty-stricken sections of Manhattan and the Bronx, which he described as "the most strategic missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
opportunity that faces the Church."
He encouraged Episcopalians to support of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
in the 1960 presidential election
United States presidential election, 1960
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, despite his Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
faith. Following Kennedy's assassination
John F. Kennedy assassination
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas...
in November 1963, the Bishop said, "I speak for all the clergy and laity of the Diocese when I say that we are numbed with shock at the assassination of the president
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. He is now joined with Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
and McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
in the ranks of the martyred leaders of our people."
In 1965, several parishioners in the Diocese of New York, upset by their Bishop’s activism in the civil rights movement, withdrew pledges of $2 million for the completion of St. John the Divine. In response, Donegan said, "I can only hope that the Cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
's very unfinished quality will stand as a memorial to a diocese which in the twentieth century tried to do what it believed to be right."
In an address to the Patriotic Societies of New York in 1965, Donegan expressed his incomprehension of young men's refusal to serve in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, even if they did not support the war. He stated, "Were it in my power, I would fine every person who did not vote, and reward doubly everyone who enlisted in the service of our country, whether as an Episcopalian in the armed forces or as Quaker in the courageous group who will carry the wounded off the field of battle."
In regards to the controversial beliefs of Bishop James Pike
James Pike
James Albert Pike was an American Episcopal bishop, prolific writer, and one of the first mainline religious figures to appear regularly on television....
, Donegan once commented in 1966, when the possibility of a heresy
Christian heresy
Christian heresy refers to non-orthodox practices and beliefs that were deemed to be heretical by one or more of the Christian churches. In Western Christianity, the term "heresy" most commonly refers to those beliefs which were declared to be anathema by the Catholic Church prior to the schism of...
trial was raised, "Of all the methods of dealing with Bishop Pike's views, the very worst is surely a heresy trial! Whatever the result, the good name of the Church will be greatly injured. Should there be a presentment and trial of Bishop Pike (which I hope and pray will not happen) the harm, the divisiveness and the lasting bitterness that will be inflicted on the Church we love and serve will be inevitable."
In 1967 he made the stunning announcement that he would be taking the donations for finishing St. John the Divine and put them toward housing and development projects in nearby Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
. He once said of St. John, "This unfinished cathedral, towering as it does over this great and suffering metropolis, shall be the prophetic symbol that our society is still as rough-hewn, ragged, broken and incomplete as the building itself."
Donegan retired in 1972, after a period of twenty-two years as the spiritual leader of the Diocese of New York
Diocese of New York
A diocese is the basic regional unit of many churches. The Diocese of New York may refer to:*Episcopal Diocese of New York*Orthodox Church in America Diocese of New York and New Jersey...
. He then returned to St. James' Church, where he assumed the post of parish pastor, although only preaching occasionally and assisting at Communion
Anglican Eucharistic theology
Anglican Eucharistic theology is diverse in practice, reflecting the essential comprehensiveness of the tradition. Some High church Anglicans, especially those considered to be Anglo-Catholics, hold beliefs identical with, or similar to, the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation...
. He spent his summers in his native England
England
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. His hobbies included reading biographies
Biography
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, listening to Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan . The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S...
operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
s, swimming, painting
Painting
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landscape
Landscape
Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...
s, and golf
Golf
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.
Donegan died from throat
Throat
In vertebrate anatomy, the throat is the anterior part of the neck, in front of the vertebral column. It consists of the pharynx and larynx...
cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
in Sanibel
Sanibel, Florida
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, Florida
Florida
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, at the age of 91.