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The Right Reverend Nelson Marigold Burroughs D.D., S.T.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ohio | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Ohio |
| Appointed | May 19, 1949 |
| In office | 1952–1967 |
| Predecessor | Beverley Dandridge Tucker |
| Successor | John H. Burt |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Ohio (1949-1952) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 1925 by Charles Fiske |
| Consecration | November 16, 1949 by Henry St. George Tucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1899 Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | December 19, 1998 (aged 99) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Buried | Seaside Cemetery, Chatham, Massachusetts |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse |
Ann Bywater Cluett (m. 1938) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Berkeley Divinity School |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
Nelson Marigold Burroughs (July 12, 1899 - December 19, 1998) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as Bishop of Ohio from 1952 to 1967.
Early life and education
[edit]Burroughs was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 12, 1899, the son of Robert Nelson Burroughs (1868-1947) and Lillian May Dunworth (1867-1949). He studied at the Wesleyan University, where he earned his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He also studied at Berkeley Divinity School and graduated with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1925.[1] He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Wesleyan University in 1942 and a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Berkeley Divinity School in 1950. He married Ann "Nancy" Bywater Cluett (1912-2010) on December 28, 1938, and together they had four children.[2]
Ordained ministry
[edit]Burroughs was made deacon in May 1925 by Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster of Connecticut, and ordained priest in December 1925 by Bishop Charles Fiske of Central New York.[3] He served as assistant at St Paul's Church in Syracuse, New York between 1925 and 1927, before becoming rector of St Mark's Church in Syracuse, New York in 1927.[4] In 1930, he became rector of St John's Church in Troy, New York, and in 1939, rector of Christ Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained until 1949.[citation needed]
Bishop
[edit]On May 19, 1949, during a special diocesan convention, Burroughs was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ohio. He was consecrated on November 16, 1949, with Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker as chief consecrator.[5] He succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1952 and remained until his retirement in 1967.[citation needed]
During that time he founded 19 congregations and oversaw the construction of 36 church buildings. Burroughs died on December 19, 1998, in a hotel room while in Boston to attend the annual Christmas Carol Service at Trinity Church.[6]
External links
[edit]- Clerical Directories from the Archives of the Episcopal Church
References
[edit]- ↑ "BURROUGHS, NELSON MARIGOLD". Religious Leaders of America. 2: 170. 1942.
- ↑ "BURROUGHS, NELSON MARIGOLD", Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ↑ "BURROUGHS, Nelson Marigold". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 52. 1953.
- ↑ "BURROUGHS, NELSON MARIGOLD". Who's Who in the Clergy. 1: 177. 1935.
- ↑ "Dr, N. M. Burroughs Elected Coadjutor of Ohio". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church. 118 (22): 3. May 29, 1949.
- ↑ "Bishop Burroughs of Ohio Dies", The Living Church, February 14, 1999. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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