George Kelly Dunlop (November 10, 1830 – March 12, 1888) was missionary bishop for the Episcopal Church's Missionary District of New Mexico and Arizona from 1880 to 1888.

Early life and education

Dunlop was born on November 19, 1830, in

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, son of Robert Dunlop and Margret Kelly, both of whom were of Scottish descent. He studied at the

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and later at

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, from where he graduated in 1852. He arrived in the

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in October 1852. He was awarded a

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from

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in 1880.

Ordained ministry

Dunlop was ordained deacon on December 4, 1854, in

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, and later priest on August 7, 1856, in St John's Church in

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, both by Bishop

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of Missouri. He served as missionary deacon in

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, between 1854 and 1856. Later he became rector of Christ Church in

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, and in 1864 rector of Grace Church in

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, till 1880. He also served as dean of the St Louis Convocation of the Diocese of Missouri and deputy to the General Convention of 1871, 1877 and 1880.

Bishop

Dunlop was elected Missionary Bishop of Arizona and New Mexico in 1880 and consecrated on November 21, 1880, by Bishop

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of Minnesota in Christ Church,

. He assumed his duties on March 21, 1881. He died in office due to pneumonia on March 12, 1888.

Family

Dunlop married Mary Wickham Cobb on July 23, 1857, and had seven children.

External links

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The Living Church Annual 1886
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Early life and education

Ordained ministry

Bishop

Family

See also

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