Lauriston Livingston Scaife (October 17, 1907 – September 19, 1970) was bishop of the

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from 1948 to 1970.

Early life and education

Scaife was born on October 17, 1907, in

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, the son of Roger Livingston Scaife and Ethel May Bryant. He attended Milton Academy and graduated in 1926 and later

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where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in 1931. He studied at the

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and graduated with a

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in 1938. He also gained a Doctor of Divinity from Trinity in 1948.

Ordination

Scaife was ordained deacon on June 7, 1937, by Samuel G. Babcock, Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts. He was ordained priest on May 3, 1938, by John T. Dallas, Bishop of New Hampshire. Between 1937 and 1938, Scaife served as Master of St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. In 1938 he became the assistant priest of Saint Thomas' Church in

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. In 1942 he became rector of Trinity Church in

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. In 1945 he transferred to

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to serve as rector of Calvary Church. During

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, he served as chaplain in the US Navy. He was also a trustee of St Vladimir's Theological Seminary in

between 1941 and 1970."Dr Scaife unanimously elected t Western New York", ''

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'', 01 February 1948.

Bishop

On January 20, 1948, Scaife was elected, on the first ballot, as Bishop of Western New York during a special convention held in St Mark's Church in

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. He was consecrated on May 13, 1948, by Presiding Bishop

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in St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo, New York).

References

1907 births 1970 deaths People from Milton, Massachusetts Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni General Theological Seminary alumni 20th-century American Episcopalians Episcopal bishops of Western New York 20th-century American clergy {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub