Oliver Leland Loring

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Oliver Leland Loring

D.D.
Bishop of Maine
Bishop Oliver Loring.jpg
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Maine
ElectedFebruary 5, 1941
In office1941–1968
Predecessor Benjamin Brewster
Successor Frederick Wolf
Orders
OrdinationMay 1931
by  Henry Knox Sherrill
ConsecrationMay 13, 1941
by  Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born(1904-01-05)January 5, 1904
DiedNovember 3, 1979(1979-11-03) (aged 75)
Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
BuriedSouth Dartmouth Cemetery, Dartmouth
Denomination Anglican
ParentsRichard T. Loring & Mary Amory Leland
SpouseElizabeth Brewster
Children3
Alma mater Harvard University

Oliver Leland Loring (January 5, 1904 - November 3, 1979) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, serving from 1941 to 1968.

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Biography

Oliver Leland Loring was born in Newtonville, Massachusetts, the son of the Reverend Richard Tuttle Loring and Mary Leland Loring. His brother was Richard T. Loring, who became Bishop of Springfield in 1947. He was a graduate of Harvard University and the Episcopal Theological School and held honorary doctoral degrees from Bowdoin College and the General Theological Seminary. Loring was ordained deacon in May, 1930 by the Bishop Julius W. Atwood and priest in May 1931 by Henry Knox Sherrill of Massachusetts. He served parishes in New Bedford and Dorchester, Massachusetts.

He was consecrated bishop of Maine in 1941. Bishop Loring was active in diocesan matters, especially youth and Christian education work. He carried this interest into his episcopate and was a key factor in the development of the diocesan camps and conferences. He was a trustee of the General Seminary and served as the Province I representative to the National (Executive) Council. On February 11, 1935, he married Elizabeth Brewster. They had three children. [1]

In May 1968, Loring resigned as bishop due to poor health. [2]

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References

  1. "Oliver Leland Loring: Honoris Causa, Doctor of Divinity" (PDF). Bowdoin College History and Archives. 1945. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. "Episcopal Diocese of Maine Elects Rector as Bishop". The New York Times. 1968-06-15. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-08-17. ...Oliver L. Loring, who resigned in May because of ill health.