The Right Reverend William Walter Webb (November 20, 1857-January 15, 1933), sixth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee

Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee

Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in the southern area of Wisconsin. It is in Province V . The Rt. Reverend Steven Miller is the bishop.-Cathedral:...

, was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania

Germantown, Pennsylvania

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. On November 10, 1886 he was ordained to the priesthood by the Right Reverend John Williams

John Williams

John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...

, Bishop of Connecticut. Following parish work in Philadelphia, he was elected Professor of Dogmatic Theology of Nashotah House

Nashotah House

Nashotah House is an Anglo-Catholic seminary of the Episcopal Church located in Nashotah, Wisconsin, approximately 30 miles from Milwaukee, in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee. The seminary opened its doors in 1842 and received its official charter in 1847...

 in 1892; Webb was elected President of Nashotah in 1897.

He was elected coadjutor Bishop of Milwaukee on November 21, 1905. Webb's consecration took place in All Saints' Cathedral, Milwaukee on February 24, 1906; he became the diocesan bishop upon Isaac Lea Nicholson

Isaac Lea Nicholson

The Right Reverend Isaac Lea Nicholson was the fifth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee. Nicholson's consecration took place in Saint Mark's Church, Philadelphia on October 28, 1891.-External link:...

's death on October 29, 1906.

External link

Documents by and about Webb from Project Canterbury

Project Canterbury

Project 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...