John Burgess (bishop)
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John Melville Burgess (March 11, 1909 ā August 24, 2003) was the twelfth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts from 1970 to 1975 and the first African American to head an Episcopal diocese.[1]
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The Right Reverend John Melville Burgess D.D. | |
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Bishop of Massachusetts | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
See | Massachusetts |
In office | 1970ā1975 |
Predecessor | Anson Phelps Stokes Jr. |
Successor | John Bowen Coburn |
Orders | |
Ordination | January 25, 1935 by John N. McCormick |
Consecration | June 7, 1962 by Arthur C. Lichtenberger |
Personal details | |
Born | March 11, 1909 |
Died | August 24, 2003 (aged 94) Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States |
Parents | Theodore Thomas Burgess & Ethel Inez Beverly |
Spouse | Esther J. Taylor |
Children | 2 |
Previous post(s) | Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts (1962-1969) Coadjutor Bishop of Massachusetts (1969-1970) |
Education | University of Michigan (BA, MA) Episcopal Theological School (MDiv) |
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