Benjamin Franklin Price Ivins (October 6, 1884 – December 2, 1962) was the seventh Bishop of the

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Early life and education

Price was born in

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on October 6, 1884, the son of Elbert Thomas Ivins and Lucinda Hart. He was educated at Trinity School in

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, and then later at

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, from where he graduated in 1907. Following studies at

Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the

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in December 1909 and to the priesthood in December 1910. He was a veteran of

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. Ivins graduated from

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in 1913, and received his master's degree from

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in 1918. Ivins practiced law briefly in Wisconsin.

Ordained ministry

After ordination, he served as rector of St Thomas' Church in

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, between 1909 and 1913, later becoming head of the Department of History at

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. In 1914, he became rector of Christ Church in

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, where he established the first weekday school of religion in the country. In 1915 he went to

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to serve as rector of St Luke's Church. In 1921, he was chosen to become Dean and president of

, posts he held till 1925.

Bishop

Ivins was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Milwaukee on the first ballot, in January 1925. He was consecrated at

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on May 7, 1925, by Bishop

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. He succeeded

as diocesan bishop upon his death on January 15, 1933. In line with his predecessors, Ivins promoted the catholic heritage of the Episcopal Church. He retired on December 31, 1952, and died in 1962.

References

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