Samuel Provoost
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Presiding Bishop
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of the Episcopal Church, USA, as well as the first Bishop
Bishop
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of the Episcopal Diocese 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...
. He was consecrated as bishop of New York in 1787 with Bishop William White
William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania)
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. He was born in New York City, of Huguenot
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descent, in 1742, and educated at King's (now Columbia) College
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. In England he continued his studies at St. Peter's College, Cambridge
Peterhouse, Cambridge
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, and was ordained priest in 1766. He returned to New York and became an assistant minister of Trinity parish, a post he retained until 1774, when he withdrew. He declined to serve as delegate to the Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
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, though his patriotic impulses led him to join his neighbors in their pursuit of the British after the burning of the town of Esopus
Kingston, New York
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. He did not resume the active ministry until the close of the war, when, in 1784, he became rector
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of Trinity Church, New York
Trinity Church, New York
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, and in 1785 chaplain of the Continental Congress
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, then meeting in New York. Elected in 1786 first Bishop of New York at the Diocesan Convention
Diocesan Synod
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, he was consecrated in England. In 1800 he resigned the rectorship of Trinity and the following year sought to relinquish his episcopal office, but the House of Bishops
House of Bishops
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, declining to accept his resignation, appointed instead an Assistant Bishop. Bishop Provoost died in 1815.
Consecrators
- John MooreJohn Moore (Archbishop)John Moore was a bishop in the Church of England.-Life:Moore was the son of George Moore, butcher, and his wife Jane.He was born in Gloucester and was educated at the Crypt School there...
, 88th Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group... - William MarkhamWilliam MarkhamWilliam Markham may refer to:* William Markham , English scholar and religious figure* William Markham , first acting governor of colonial Pennsylvania* William Markham , Atlanta businessman and mayor...
, 77th Archbishop of YorkArchbishop of YorkThe Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man... - Charles MossCharles MossCharles Moss was an Anglican clergyman who served as Bishop of St David's from 1766 to 1774 and Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1774 to 1802.-Biography:...
, Bishop of Bath and WellsBishop of Bath and WellsThe Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in...
Samuel Provoost was the 3rd
Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States
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bishop
Bishop
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consecrated for the Episcopal Church.
Literature
- W. S. PerryWilliam Stevens PerryWilliam Stevens Perry was a 19th century bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America and an educator. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Iowa from 1876 - 1898....
, The History of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 (Boston, 1885) - The Centennial History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of New York, 1785-1885, edited by J. G. WilsonJames Grant WilsonJames Grant Wilson was an American editor, author, bookseller and publisher, who founded the Chicago Record in 1857, the first literary paper in that region. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a major of the 15th Illinois Cavalry and became a brevet brigadier general in 1865...
, (New York, 1886)
External links
- Historical Documents about Provoost 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...
- U.S. Senate Chaplains