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Lewis W. Burton
Lewis William Burton (November 9, 1852 - October 18, 1940) was Bishop of Lexington from 1896 to 1928. Early life and education Burton was born on November 9, 1852, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of the Reverend Lewis Burton and Agnes Jane Wallace. He studied at Kenyon College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with honors in 1873 and a Master of Arts in 1886. He also studied at the Philadelphia Divinity School and earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1877. He married Géorgie Hendree Ball on January 15, 1883, and together had three children. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1896 from Kenyon College and from Sewanee: The University of the South, respectively. In addition, he also earned an honorary Doctor of Laws from St John's College in 1917., Ordained ministry Burton was ordained deacon on June 24, 1877, at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Gambier, Ohio and priest on May 15, 1878, in St Paul's Church, Cleveland, Ohio, both by the Bishop of Ohio, Gregory T. Bedell. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of Lexington
The Episcopal Diocese of Lexington is the diocese of Episcopal Church in the United States of America, The Episcopal Church with jurisdiction over eastern Kentucky. It was created in 1895 from the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, Diocese of Kentucky which continues to have jurisdiction of the western portion of the state. The cathedral for the Diocese of Kentucky is located in Louisville. The Diocese of Lexington is in Province 4 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Province 4 and its cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington, KY, Christ Church Cathedral, is in Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington, as are the diocesan offices.Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 224 The diocesan office is calleMission House The diocese's greatest membership strength is in the Bluegrass region in and around Lexington, with a smaller pocket of strength in the Northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati. The diocese has only a few congregations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |