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Rebecca Duane Robertson
Charles Franklin Robertson (March 2, 1835 – May 1, 1886) was the second Bishop of Missouri in The Episcopal Church. He was one of six children born to James Robertson and Mary Ann Canfield Robertson. Biography Charles Franklin Robertson graduated with honors from Yale in 1859, and through his studies, became strongly attracted to religious life. He entered the general theological seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, where he completed his work and was ordained deacon on June 29, 1862. Later that same year, on October 23, he was advanced to priesthood by Bishop Potter and was assigned to St. Mark's Parish in Malone, New York. On September 1, 1868, he was called to the rectorship of St. James Parish in Batavia, New York, and two days later was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Missouri. He visited every parish and mission in the state of Missouri during the first year of his episcopate, and established new missions wherever he found a knot of church people unoccupied. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of Missouri
The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over 54 counties in eastern Missouri. It has 42 congregations and is in Province 5 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Province 5. Its cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral (St. Louis, Missouri), Christ Church Cathedral, is in St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis, as are the diocesan offices. The current bishop is Deon K. Johnson. From frontier to the 20th century The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri was founded in 1841 by the Episcopal congregations that already existed in the state. In 1844, the diocese elected its first bishop, Cicero Stephens Hawks, Cicero Hawks, who presided over five priests and nine congregations. He held the diocese together during the U.S. Civil War, Civil War, increasing the reputation of the Episcopal Church in Missouri. After Hawks' death in 1868, the diocese elected Charles F. Robertson as the second bishop of the diocese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1835 Births
Events January–March * January 7 – anchors off the Chonos Archipelago on her second voyage, with Charles Darwin on board as naturalist. * January 8 – The United States public debt contracts to zero, for the only time in history. * January 24 – Malê Revolt: African slaves of Yoruba Muslim origin revolt in Salvador, Bahia. * January 26 – Queen Maria II of Portugal marries Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg, in Lisbon; he dies only two months later. * January 26 – Saint Paul's in Macau largely destroyed by fire after a typhoon hits. * January 30 – An assassination is attempted against United States President Andrew Jackson in the United States Capitol (the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States). * February 1 – Slavery is abolished in Mauritius. * February 20 – 1835 Concepción earthquake: Concepción, Chile, is destroyed by an earthquake; the resulting tsunami destroys the neighboring city of Talcahua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Bishops Of Missouri
Episcopal may refer to: *Of or relating to a bishop, an overseer in the Christian church *Episcopate, the see of a bishop – a diocese *Episcopal Church (other), any church with "Episcopal" in its name ** Episcopal Church (United States), an affiliate of Anglicanism based in the United States *Episcopal conference, an official assembly of bishops in a territory of the Roman Catholic Church *Episcopal polity, the church united under the oversight of bishops *Episcopal see, the official seat of a bishop, often applied to the area over which he exercises authority *Historical episcopate, dioceses established according to apostolic succession See also * Episcopal High School (other) * Pontifical (other) The Pontifical is a liturgical book used by a bishop. It may also refer specifically to the Roman Rite Roman Pontifical. When used as an adjective, Pontifical may be used to describe things related to the office of a Bishop (see also Pontiff#Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succession Of Bishops Of The Episcopal Church In The United States
This list consists of the bishops in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, an independent province of the Anglican Communion. This shows the historical succession of the episcopate within this church. Key to chart The number references the sequence of consecration. Two capital letters before their number identify bishops consecrated for missionary work outside of the United States. "Diocese" refers to the diocese for which the individual was ordained. Note, this does not mean it was the only diocese that bishop presided over. For example, the Diocese of Delaware was under the supervision of the Diocese of Pennsylvania under William White. "PB" refers to whether the bishop became a Presiding Bishop in the ECUSA and, if so, which number in the sequence. Under consecrators, one finds numbers or letters referencing previous bishops on the list. If a series of letters is under "Consecrators", then the consecrators were bishops or archbishops from outside of the ECU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christ Church Cathedral (St
Christ Church Cathedral is the name of many cathedrals around the world, and may refer to: Australia * Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton, an Anglican cathedral in the Clarence Valley Council, New South Wales * Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, an Anglican cathedral in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales Bahamas * Christ Church Cathedral, Nassau, a cathedral in the Bahamas Canada * Christ Church Cathedral (Vancouver), British Columbia * Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria, British Columbia) * Christ Church Cathedral (Fredericton), New Brunswick * Christ's Church Cathedral (Hamilton, Ontario) * Christ Church Cathedral (Ottawa), Ontario * Christ Church Cathedral (Montreal), Quebec * Christ Church Cathedral (Whitehorse), Yukon Territory Falkland Islands * Christ Church Cathedral (Falkland Islands) Ireland * Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin * Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford New Zealand * ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch * Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Of Divinity
A Doctor of Divinity (D.D. or DDiv; la, Doctor Divinitatis) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity. In the United Kingdom, it is considered an advanced doctoral degree. At the University of Oxford, doctors of divinity are ranked first in "academic precedence and standing", while at the University of Cambridge they rank ahead of all other doctors in the "order of seniority of graduates". In some countries, such as in the United States, the degree of doctor of divinity is usually an honorary degree and not a research or academic degree. Doctor of Divinity by country or church British Isles In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the degree is a higher doctorate conferred by universities upon a religious scholar of standing and distinction, usually for accomplishments beyond the Ph.D. level. Bishops of the Church of England have traditionally held Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin, or Lambeth degrees making them doctors of divinity. At the University of Oxford, docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Of Sacred Theology
The Doctor of Sacred Theology ( la, Sacrae Theologiae Doctor, abbreviated STD), also sometimes known as Professor of Sacred Theology (, abbreviated STP), is the final theological degree in the pontifical university system of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church, being the ecclesiastical equivalent of the academic Doctor of Theology (ThD) degree. The two terms were once used in the ancient and formerly Catholic universities of University of Oxford, Oxford, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, and Trinity College, Dublin, Dublin, as an alternative name for the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD), a practice which has now been discontinued. Overview The degree builds upon the work of the Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) and the Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL). Normally, the STB is earned in three years, provided the candidate has at least two years of undergraduate study of philosophy before entering an STB program (if not, the STB will take five years; ''Sapientia Christia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Historical Society
The Missouri Historical Society was founded in St. Louis on August 11, 1866. Founding members created the historical society "for the purpose of saving from oblivion the early history of the city and state". Organization The Missouri Historical Society operates the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis' Forest Park, as well as the Library and Research Center. Admission to the museum and library are free to the public. There is a fee for special museum exhibitions, but weekly free admission times are available. Library and Research Center The Library and Research Center houses a regional history collection documenting St. Louis, the Mississippi and Missouri Valleys, the Louisiana Purchase Territory, and the American West. The Library and Research Center collections include: * Library Collections * Manuscript Collections * Photographs and Prints * Architecture Collections * Broadcast Media Archives * Museum Collections No appointment is needed to view the library and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Duane Robertson
Charles Franklin Robertson (March 2, 1835 – May 1, 1886) was the second Bishop of Missouri in The Episcopal Church. He was one of six children born to James Robertson and Mary Ann Canfield Robertson. Biography Charles Franklin Robertson graduated with honors from Yale in 1859, and through his studies, became strongly attracted to religious life. He entered the general theological seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, where he completed his work and was ordained deacon on June 29, 1862. Later that same year, on October 23, he was advanced to priesthood by Bishop Potter and was assigned to St. Mark's Parish in Malone, New York. On September 1, 1868, he was called to the rectorship of St. James Parish in Batavia, New York, and two days later was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Missouri. He visited every parish and mission in the state of Missouri during the first year of his episcopate, and established new missions wherever he found a knot of church people unoccupied. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Bishops
The House of Bishops is the third House in a General Synod of some Anglican churches and the second house in the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Composition of Houses of Bishops The composition of a House of Bishops varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Typically, they consist of s and/or s, diocesan bishops and somet ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Franklin Robertson
Charles Franklin Robertson (March 2, 1835 – May 1, 1886) was the second Diocesan bishop, Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, Missouri in The Episcopal Church. He was one of six children born to James Robertson and Mary Ann Canfield Robertson. Biography Charles Franklin Robertson graduated with honors from Yale in 1859, and through his studies, became strongly attracted to religious life. He entered the general theological seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, where he completed his work and was ordained deacon on June 29, 1862. Later that same year, on October 23, he was advanced to priesthood by Horatio Potter, Bishop Potter and was assigned to St. Mark's Parish in Malone, New York. On September 1, 1868, he was called to the rectorship of St. James Parish in Batavia, New York, and two days later was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Missouri. He visited every parish and mission in the state of Missouri during the first year of his episcopate, and established new mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
