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Hamilton Hyde Kellogg (September 6, 1899 - July 5, 1977) was the fifth bishop of
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in The Episcopal Church.


Early life and education

Kellogg was born on September 6, 1899 in
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, the son of Walter Hamilton Kellogg & Jennie Louise Kellogg. He was educated at the High School in Skaneateles and then at the
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, graduating in 1917. He then studied at
Williams College Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was kill ...
, from where he graduated with a
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in 1921, and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1944. He also earned a
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from
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in 1924. He also attended the
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, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1924, and earning a
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in 1946. The
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also awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1946, while he was awarded another by
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in 1957. Syracuse University awarded him with a
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in 1956.


Ordained ministry

Kellogg was ordained deacon in April 1924 by Bishop Charles Fiske, and priest in December 1924 by Bishop Edward H. Coley. He married Mildred Sarah Haley on June 10, 1929. He served as priest-in-charge of St Alban's Church in Syracuse, New York between 1924 and 1925, and then assistant priest at Christ Church in
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between 1925 and 1929. In 1929, he became rector of St James' Church in Danbury, Connecticut, where he served till 1941. In 1941, he became an Army chaplain, and he traveled extensively, and during
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ministered to troops during the
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and the crossing of the Rhine. After the end of the war, he became rector of Christ Church in Houston, Texas, and then became its first Dean once Christ Church became the diocesan cathedral.


Bishop

Kellogg was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Minnesota on February 21, 1952, during a special diocesan convention. He was consecrated as bishop coadjutor in St. Mark's Cathedral in
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on June 24, 1952. He then was installed as diocesan bishop on December 4, 1956, and retained the post until his retirement on December 31, 1970.


See also

* List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA


References and external links


The Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
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