Charles Palmerston Anderson
17th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Bishop Anderson in 1900
ChurchEpiscopal Church
ElectedNovember 13, 1929
In office1929–1930
PredecessorJohn Gardner Murray
SuccessorJames De Wolf Perry
Other post(s)Bishop of Chicago (1905-1930)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 16, 1888
by John Lewis
ConsecrationFebruary 24, 1900
by William Edward McLaren
RankPresiding Bishop
Personal details
Born(1865-09-08)September 8, 1865
DiedJanuary 30, 1930(1930-01-30) (aged 64)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
BuriedPhelps Cemetery, Phelps, Wisconsin
NationalityCanadian
DenominationAnglican
ParentsHenry Anderson & Maria Rose Sexton
SpouseJanet Glass
Children5
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Chicago (1900-1905)

Charles Palmerston Anderson (September 8, 1865 – January 30, 1930) was the seventeenth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

Early life and education

He was born in Kemptville, Ontario in Canada on September 8, 1865, the son of Henry Anderson[1] and Maria Rose Sexton. He attended Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity by Trinity College, Toronto in 1900[1] and another by Western Theological Seminary in 1905.[2]

Ordained ministry

Anderson was ordained deacon on December 11, 1887, and priest on December 16, 1888, by Bishop John Lewis of Ontario. After his ordination to the diaconate he was in charge of the Church of St. Augustine in Beachburg, Ontario from 1888 to 1891.[1] In 1891 he became rector of Grace Church in Oak Park, Illinois.[3]

Bishop

In 1900, Anderson was unanimously elected Coadjutor Bishop of Chicago during the first ballot of the special convention. He was consecrated on February 24, 1900, by the Bishop of Chicago William Edward McLaren.[1] He succeeded as diocesan bishop on February 19, 1905, on the death of William Edward McLaren. On November 13, 1929, Anderson was elected to the highest post in the Episcopal church, to serve as Presiding Bishop and Primate. He also retained the bishopric of Chicago simultaneously. Anderson died only a few months after his election as primate.

Family

Anderson married Janet Glass of Belleville, Ontario in 1889[1] and together had four daughters and one son, the latter died in WWI.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Johnson, Rossiter (1906). "Anderson, Charles Palmerston" . The Biographical Dictionary of America . Vol. 1. pp. 107–708 via Wikisource.
  2. (1931). The Living Church Annual, p. 60. Morehouse-Gorham Company, New York.
  3. "Charles Palmerston Anderson (1929-1930)", The Episcopal Church. Retrieved on 02 March 2019.


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