The Right Reverend

Francis M. Taitt

D.D., S.T.D., LL.D.
Bishop of Pennsylvania
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DiocesePennsylvania
In office1931–1943
PredecessorThomas J. Garland
SuccessorOliver J. Hart
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 2, 1886
by John Scarborough
ConsecrationOctober 4, 1929
by Thomas J. Garland
Personal details
Born(1862-01-03)January 3, 1862
Burlington, New Jersey, United States
DiedJuly 17, 1943(1943-07-17) (aged 81)
Upland, Pennsylvania, United States
BuriedSaint Mary's Church, Roxborough, Pennsylvania
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJames Monroe Taitt & Elizabeth Ward Conway
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Pennsylvania (1929-1931)
Alma materPhiladelphia Divinity School

Francis Marion Taitt (January 3, 1862 – July 17, 1943) was the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania in The Episcopal Church and served from 1931 to 1943.

Career

Taitt was born in Burlington, New Jersey, and moved with his family to Philadelphia at age 8. He graduated from Philadelphia Divinity School in 1883. He served for four years as curate of Old St. Peter's Church in central Philadelphia, five and a half years as rector of Old Trinity Church in Philadelphia's Southwark neighborhood,[1] and 37 years as rector of Old St. Paul's Church in Chester, Pennsylvania.[2] On October 4, 1929, he was elected Bishop Coadjustor, and became head of the diocese in 1931 following the death of Bishop Thomas J. Garland.[3][4][5]

On June 24, 1940, Taitt offered the invocation at the opening of the second session of the 1940 Republican National Convention.[6]

Death

Bishop Taitt was hospitalized for abdominal surgery at Crozer Hospital, Upland, Pennsylvania, where he died of pneumonia, on July 17, 1943. His remains were entombed in the crypt of the Episcopal Cathedral, now St. Mary's Church, Roxborough, Philadelphia.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rivera, Edwin. "Then and Now: Trinity Episcopal Church" (PDF). QVNA.org. Queen Village Neighbors Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Churches: St. Paul's Episcopal Church". OldChesterPa.com. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Taitt Dies; of Pennsylvania" (obituary), New York Times, July 18, 1943.
  4. ↑ "Francis M. Taitt, Episcopal Bishop, Dies in Chester, Pa.", Washington Post, July 18, 1943
  5. ↑ "Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania Dies", Los Angeles Times, July 18, 1943
  6. ↑ Official Report of the Proceedings of the 22nd Republican National Convention, published by the Republican National Committee (1940), p. 32-33
  7. ↑ "TAITT RITES PLANNED: Two Services Set for Wednesday for Pennsylvania Bishop", New York Times, July 19, 1943
  8. ↑ "RITES FOR BISHOP TAITT: Three Services Held for Head of the Pennsylvania Diocese", New York Times, July 22, 1943
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