Charles B. Colmore

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The Right Reverend

Charles B. Colmore

D.D.
Bishop of Puerto Rico
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Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Puerto Rico
In office1913–1947
Predecessor James H. Van Buren
Successor Charles F. Boynton
Orders
Ordination1904
ConsecrationDecember 17, 1913
by  Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born(1879-03-31)March 31, 1879
Victoria, Tennessee, United States
DiedJune 28, 1950(1950-06-28) (aged 71)
BuriedPalm Cemetery, Winter Park, Florida
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsRobert Lionel Colmore & Priscilla Diana Addenbrooke
SpouseSarah Rogers Palmer
Children6
Alma mater Sewanee: The University of the South

Charles Blayney Colmore (March 31, 1879 - June 28, 1950) was second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico.

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Early life and education

Colmore was born on March 31, 1879, in Victoria, Tennessee, the son of Robert Lionel Colmore and Priscilla Diana Addenbrooke. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Sewanee: The University of the South in 1898. In 1900 he earned his Master of Arts and in 1903 his Bachelor of Divinity. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1914.

Ordained ministry

After studies at the University of the South, he was ordained deacon and priest in 1904. He served as rector of the Church of the Messiah in Pulaski, Tennessee till 1905 when he became Dean of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Havana in Cuba, where he remained till 1913.

Bishop

Colmore was elected Bishop of Puerto Rico in 1913 and was consecrated to the episcopate on December 17, 1913, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle. He was also responsible for the Missionary district of the Dominican Republic for some time. He retired in 1947.

Family

Colmore married Sarah Rogers Palmer on November 18, 1903, and together had six children.

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