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Charles Clifton Penick
Charles Clifton Penick (December 9, 1843 – April 13, 1914) was third missionary bishop of Cape Palmas, Africa, and Parts Adjacent from 1877 to 1883. He attended Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He studied divinity at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, graduating in 1869. He was consecrated as a bishop at the Church of the Messiah, Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ..., on February 13, 1877. BibliographyMore than a Prophet(New York: Thomas Whittaker, 1881) References Obituary in ''The Living Church'', April 25, 1914 External links * 1831 births 1914 deaths Bishops of the Episcopal Church (United States) 19th-century American Episcopalians Anglican bishops of Liberia {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Charles Clifton Penick (1877-1883)
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
