Henry H. Daniels

The Right Reverend

Henry Hean Daniels

D.D.
The Right Reverend; Henry Hean Daniels; D.D.
Bishop of Montana
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Montana
In office	1939–1957
Predecessor	Herbert H. H. Fox
Successor	Chandler Sterling
Orders
Ordination	May 1919; by Thomas Frederick Davies Jr.
Consecration	July 27, 1939; by Herbert H. H. Fox
Personal details
Born	February 14, 1885; Hertfordshire, England
Died	March 5, 1958 (aged 73); Turners Falls, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Thomas Daniels & Sophia Anderson
Spouse	Rosemarie Schlichter (m. 1933)
Children	1
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Montana (1939)
Alma mater	Berkeley Divinity School

Last updated January 30, 2024

Henry Hean Daniels (February 14, 1885 - March 5, 1958) was a bishop in The Episcopal Church, serving in Montana.

Early life and education

Daniels was born on February 14, 1885, in Hertfordshire, England, the son of Thomas Daniels and Sophia Anderson. At the age of 17 he moved to Canada. He then studied at Berkeley Divinity School, graduating in 1918 with a Bachelor of Divinity and being awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1940.

Ministry

Daniels was ordained deacon in June 1918 and priest in May 1919 by Bishop Thomas Frederick Davies Jr. of Western Massachusetts. He married Rosemarie Schlichter on January 21, 1933, and together had a daughter. He served as curate at St Stephen's Church in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, between 1918 and 1920, and then vicar of Trinity Church in Thermopolis, Wyoming, between 1920 and 1924. In 1924, he became missionary with City Institute in St. Louis, while in 1925, he returned to his previous post in Thermopolis, Wyoming, serving till 1927. Between 1927 and 1939, he served as Dean and rector of St Peter's Cathedral in Helena, Montana.^[1]

Episcopacy

Daniels was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Montana in 1939, and was consecrated on July 27, 1939. He succeeded as diocesan in 1939,^[2] and retired in 1957.^[3] After his retirement, he served as vicar of St Andrew's Church in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, where he died in 1958.

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References

↑ "Daniels, Henry Hean". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 87. 1953.
↑ The Living Church Annual: The Year Book of the Episcopal Church. New York: Morehouse-Gorham Company. 1944. p. 390.
↑ "Bishop Daniels is Summoned by Death in Massachusetts". Independent Record . Vol. XV, no. 105. Helena, Montana. March 6, 1958. p. 1.

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[1] "Daniels, Henry Hean". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 87. 1953.

[2] The Living Church Annual: The Year Book of the Episcopal Church. New York: Morehouse-Gorham Company. 1944. p. 390.

[3] "Bishop Daniels is Summoned by Death in Massachusetts". Independent Record . Vol. XV, no. 105. Helena, Montana. March 6, 1958. p. 1.

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