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Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. He was a leading Loyalist in New York City during the American Revolution and a known rival of Alexander Hamilton.
John Neil Alexander is an Anglican liturgist and bishop in the Episcopal Church, currently serving as dean of the School of Theology at the University of the South. From 2001 to 2012, he was the 9th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta.
Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is the oldest theological seminary of American Methodism and the founding school of Boston University, the largest private research university in New England. It is one of thirteen theological schools maintained by the United Methodist Church. BUSTH is a member of the Boston Theological Institute consortium.
William Appleton Lawrence was the third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts (1937–57). His father, William Lawrence, was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1893–1927).
The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, encompassing the state of Rhode Island. It is one of seven New England dioceses that make up Province 1.
Seminary of the Southwest is an Episcopal seminary in Austin, Texas. It is one of 9 accredited seminaries of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Seminary of the Southwest forms Christian leaders pursuing ordination within the church, as well as those interested in lay forms of ministry, including chaplaincy and counseling.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal parish founded in 1835 in Manville, Rhode Island, but now located in nearby Cumberland.
Samuel Seabury (1801–1872) was an American Protestant Episcopal clergyman, grandson of Bishop Samuel Seabury. He was born at New London, Conn., was ordained priest in the Protestant Episcopal church (1828), was editor of The Churchman (1833–1849), rector of the Church of the Annunciation in New York City (1838–1868), and professor of biblical learning in the General Theological Seminary (1862–1872). He published:
Richard Channing Moore was the second bishop of the Diocese of Virginia (1814–1841).
The Reverend Lloyd Alexander "Tony" Lewis, Jr. served on the faculty of Virginia Theological Seminary from 1978 through 1991 and from 2000 to his retirement in 2012. He was the Molly Laird Downs Professor of New Testament.
Bernard O'Reilly was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Hartford from 1850 until his death in 1856.
Alexander Hamilton was an Episcopal priest and great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. He was the rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Weston, Connecticut by 1893; St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Woodbury, Connecticut by 1915; and Christ Church in Westport, Connecticut until he retired in 1920. Hamilton was the chaplain for the Society of the Cincinnati and the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the Revolution. He was also a member of the Advisory Council for the Daughters of the Cincinnati.
Arthur Carey was an Episcopal churchman known for his support of the Oxford Movement. His controversial ordination sparked heated debate not only within the Episcopal Church but in the United States in general.
Samuel Ndayisenga was the Primate of the Episcopal Church of Burundi. He was married to Joy Ndayisenga and they had six children, of which two didn't outlive his parents.
The Right Reverend George Maxwell Randall was the Episcopal bishop of Missionary District of Colorado and Parts Adjacent.
Granville Gaylord Bennett was the second Bishop of Duluth and the eighth Bishop of Rhode Island in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
William Neilson McVickar was the sixth Bishop of Rhode Island in The Episcopal Church.
Frederick Hesley Belden was the tenth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island.
Lauriston Livingston Scaife was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York from 1948 to 1970.
John Seville Higgins was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, serving from 1953 to 1954 as coadjutor and from 1955 to 1972 as diocesan.
