Theodore I. Reese

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The Right Reverend

Theodore Irving Reese

D.D.
III Bishop of Southern Ohio
The Rt. Rev. Theodore Irving Reese.jpg
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Southern Ohio
Elected1912
In office1929–1931
Predecessor Boyd Vincent
Successor Henry Hobson
Orders
OrdinationJune 28, 1898
by  Henry C. Potter
ConsecrationMarch 25, 1913
by  Boyd Vincent
Personal details
Born(1873-03-10)March 10, 1873
DiedOctober 13, 1931(1931-10-13) (aged 58)
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Buried Green Lawn Cemetery
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsGeorge Bickham Reese & Elizabeth Kip Irving
Spouse
Louise Comins
(m. 1899)
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Ohio (1913-1929)
Education Cambridge Theological School
Alma mater Columbia University

Theodore Irving Reese (March 10, 1873 - October 13, 1931) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio from 1929 to 1931. [1]

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Early life and education

Reese was born on March 10, 1873, in New York City, the son of the Reverend George Bickham Reese and Elizabeth Kip Irving. He was a great-nephew of Washington Irving. He was educated at St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and then at Columbia University from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1894. He also studied at the Cambridge Theological School, and earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1897. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Kenyon College in 1913. [2]

Ordained ministry

Reese was ordained deacon by Bishop Ellison Capers in 1897, and then priest on June 28, 1898, by Bishop Henry C. Potter. He married Louise Comins on June 22, 1899. After ordination, he became rector of St Michael's Church in Milton, Massachusetts, while in 1907 he became rector of Trinity Church in Columbus, Ohio, a post he retained till 1913. [3]

Bishop

Reese was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Ohio in 1912, and was consecrated on March 25, 1913, as Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Ohio. [4] He became diocesan bishop in 1929, but died in office two years later.

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References

  1. "THEODORE IRVING REESE". Columbus, "the Capital City": Newspaper Reference Book: 27. 1915.
  2. "REESE, THEODORE IRVING". The Episcopal Church Annual: 91. 1914.
  3. "REESE, Theodore Irving". Who's Who in America. 15: 1739. 1928.
  4. "REESE, Theodore Irving". The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy: 378. 1926.