Edwin Lani Hanchett (November 2, 1919 - August 11, 1975) was and

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

prelate who served as Bishop of Hawaii from 1969 to 1975.

Education and early life

Hanchett was born in

Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...

on November 2, 1919 to Alsoberry Kaumu Hanchett and Mary McGuire. His father was first doctor of Hawaiian ancestry to practice in the islands. He graduated from 'Iolani School in 1931 and was a graduate of the

Church Divinity School of the Pacific Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) is an Episcopal seminary in Berkeley, California. It one of nine seminaries U.S. Episcopal Church and a member of the Graduate Theological Union. The only Episcopal seminary located in the Far West, ...

and the

University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

. On June 21, 1941, he married Puanani Akana, and together had four children. He was awarded a

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 ran ...

from

in 1969.

Priesthood

He was ordained deacon on July 20, 1952 and priest on September 19, 1953 by Bishop

Harry S. Kennedy Harry Sherbourne Kennedy (August 21, 1901 – February 14, 1986) was a bishop of Hawaii in the Episcopal Church from 1944 till 1966. Early life and education Kennedy was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 21, 1901 and was raised in Rahway, New ...

of Hawaii. He then became vicar of the Church of the Holy Innocents in

Lahaina, Hawaii Lahaina ( haw, Lāhainā) is the largest census-designated place (CDP) in West Maui, Maui County, Hawaii, United States and includes the Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a resident population of 12,702. Laha ...

, while in 1959 he transferred to St George's Church in

to serve as its vicar. Between 1960 and 1967, he served as rector St Peter's Church in

Episcopacy

On September 26, 1967, Hanchett was elected Suffragan Bishop of Hawaii and was consecrated on December 30, 1967. Two years later, on October 24, 1969, he was elected on the first ballot as diocesan bishop, the first person of Hawaiian ancestry to lead the Episcopal Church there. He was installed in St. Andrew's Cathedral on January 18, 1970. Bishop Hanchett had represented Province VIII on the national Executive Council of the Episcopal Church since 1973. He died of cancer in St. Francis Hospital,

on August 11, 1975.

Personal life

Hanchett married Puanani Akana on June 21, 1941 and had four children.

References

External links

Bishop Hanchett of Hawaii Dies
1919 births 1975 deaths University of Hawaiʻi alumni Episcopal bishops of Hawaii Church Divinity School of the Pacific alumni 20th-century American Episcopalians 20th-century American clergy {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub