Henry Champlin Lay
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The Right Reverend Henry Champlin Lay (December 6, 1823 – September 17, 1885) was a bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
He was consecrated as missionary bishop of the Southwest, with jurisdiction in "Arkansas, the Indian territory, Arizona and New Mexico" on October 23, 1859. He was translated to the Episcopal Diocese of Easton
as its first bishop, beginning service on April 1, 1869.
He was consecrated as missionary bishop of the Southwest, with jurisdiction in "Arkansas, the Indian territory, Arizona and New Mexico" on October 23, 1859. He was translated to the Episcopal Diocese of Easton
Episcopal Diocese of Easton
Episcopal Diocese of Easton is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America that comprises the nine counties that make up the Eastern Shore of Maryland...
as its first bishop, beginning service on April 1, 1869.
External links
- Documents by and about Lay from Project CanterburyProject CanterburyProject Canterbury is an online archive of material related to the history of Anglicanism. It was founded by Richard Mammana, Jr. in 1999, and is hosted by the non-profit Society of Archbishop Justus...