The Right Reverend Richard Henry Nelson D.D., S.T.D. | |
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Bishop of Albany | |
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Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Albany |
In office | 1913–1929 |
Predecessor | William Croswell Doane |
Successor | G. Ashton Oldham |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 27, 1884 by John Williams |
Consecration | May 19, 1904 by William Croswell Doane |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, United States | November 10, 1859
Died | April 25, 1931 71) Albany, New York, United States | (aged
Buried | Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York) |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Edward Delavan Nelson & Susan Blanchard Bleecker McDonald |
Spouse | Harriet Schuyler Anderson (m. 1885) |
Children | 2 |
Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Albany (1904-1913) |
Richard Henry Nelson (November 10, 1859 - April 25, 1931) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany in the United States from 1913 to 1929, as well as being coadjutor from 1904 to 1913 under the first bishop, William Croswell Doane.
Nelson was Rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia until 1903. [1] Nelson was elected in 1903 as a bishop coadjutor. [1] [2] He "was consecrated at a most impressive service in the Cathedral, [on] May 19, 1904." [1]
He served as a bishop for almost thirty years, an extraordinarily long time. Nelson was highly active during all that time: preaching, confirming, and consecrating persons, especially in the northern mission of the diocese in the Adirondack Mountains. [1] [3]
He was replaced by G. Ashton Oldham. [4]
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