List of bishops of the Reformed Episcopal Church
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These are the early bishops of the Reformed Episcopal Church
from its founding in 1873 to 1902:
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from its founding in 1873 to 1902:
| No. | Bishop Bishop A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the... | Consecration | Consecrator | Active in |
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| 1 | George David Cummins George David Cummins George David Cummins was an American bishop and founder of the Reformed Episcopal Church.-Life and career:George David Cummins was born in Delaware on 11 December 1822. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1841, and entered the Methodist ministry.In 1845 Cummins took orders in the Protestant... (1822-1876) |
15 November 1866 | ||
| 2 | Charles Edward Cheney Charles Edward Cheney Charles Edward Cheney was born in Canandaigua, New York. He was an American bishop and second bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church. A graduate of Hobart College in Geneva, New York, he studied at Virginia Theological Seminary before ordination to the diaconate and priesthood by William... |
14 December 1873 | 1 | Chicago |
| 3 | William Rufus Nicholson William Rufus Nicholson William Rufus Nicholson was a bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church and one of the first professors at the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church.- Biography:... (1822-1901) |
24 February 1876 | New York and Philadelphia Synod | |
| 4 | Edward Cridge (b. 1817) | 16 July 1876 | Canada (Jurisdiction of the Pacific Coast) | |
| 5 | Samuel Fallows Samuel Fallows Samuel Fallows was an American clergyman. Fallows was born in England and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1859. During the American Civil War, he fought in the Union Army, rising to Colonel of the 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and brevetted Brigadier General... (1835-1922) |
16 July 1876 | Chicago | |
| 6 | John Sugden John Sugden John Sugden was a bishop of the Free Church of England. He was consecrated by Edward Cridge and others on August 20, 1876 in Christ Church, Lambeth.- References :... (d. 1897) |
20 August 1876 | 4 | England |
| 7 | Thomas Huband Gregg (b. 1840) | 20 June 1877 | England | |
| 8 | Alfred Spencer Richardson (1842-1907) | 22 June 1879 | 3,5 | England |
| 9 | Peter Fayssoux Stevens (b. 1830) | 22 June 1879 | South Carolina | |
| 10 | James Allen Latané James Allen Latané James Allen Latané was born in Essex County, Virginia. A graduate of the University of Virginia and Virginia Theological Seminary, Latané served as an Episcopal priest and later as a bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church... (1831-1902) |
22 June 1879 | New York and Philadelphia Synod | |
| 11 | Hubert Bower (b. 1835) | 19 August 1879 | England | |
| 12 | Edward Wilson | 1 July 1880 | Canada | |
| 13 | Thomas W. Campbell (b. 1851) | 31 May 1891 | Canada; Brooklyn, NY | |
| 14 | Philip X. Eldridge (b. 1846) | 24 June 1892 | England | |
| 15 | J. Renney J. Renney James Renny, D.D. was a bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church in England. He was consecrated as bishop for the Free Church of England on June 24, 1892 at Emmanuel Church, Gunnersbury, London.- References :... (d. 1894) |
24 June 1892 | England | |
| 16 | William T. Sabine (b. 1838) | elected 1902 | New York and Philadelphia Synod | |
| 17 | T. W. Bowman | elected 1902 | England | |