Lyman Cunningham Ogilby (January 25, 1922 – November 3, 1990) was an
Episcopal priest who became a missionary bishop in the
Philippines
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(then a U.S. territory), coadjutor bishop in the
Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota
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History
The diocese was created in 1871 at the Missionary District of Niobrara. It adopted the name Missionary Distric ...
and later the
Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
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, where he succeeded Bishop
Robert L. DeWitt
Robert Lionne DeWitt (March 12, 1916 - November 21, 2003) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, serving as diocesan from 1964 to 1973. He became known for fighting against the Vietnam War and racism, as well as working for social j ...
and became the 13th diocesan bishop until his retirement.
Early life and education
Ogilby was born in Connecticut and received an undergraduate degree from
Hamilton College
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. He then served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II
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, mostly in the Pacific theater. After discharge, he attended
Episcopal Theological School
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in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduating in 1949.
Career
Upon being ordained a deacon in 1949 and priest in 1950, Ogilby's ministry began at the
Brent School in the Philippines, where he served as chaplain as well as teacher. Two years later, he was elected suffragan bishop, and was consecrated in 1953 by the Philippines' missionary bishop
Norman S. Binsted and suffragan
Robert F. Wilner, as well as by bishop
Walter H. Gray of Connecticut. Ogilby became the territory's bishop in 1957, but resigned in 1967 to let
Benito Cabanban
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(a Filipino whom he had helped consecrate as his suffragan in 1959) become the diocesan bishop. While bishop of the Philippines, Ogilby also served as secretary of the Council of the Anglican Church of Southeast Asia (1960 to 1968), founded
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Australia
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in
Quezon City, Philippines
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, and held other regional posts.
Upon returning to the mainland, Ogilby became a bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota for three years, but again resigned to let a priest born in the diocese take that leadership position.
He moved to Philadelphia to become coadjutor to bishop
Robert L. DeWitt
Robert Lionne DeWitt (March 12, 1916 - November 21, 2003) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, serving as diocesan from 1964 to 1973. He became known for fighting against the Vietnam War and racism, as well as working for social j ...
, and succeeded him as bishop. During Bishop Ogilby's first year, retired bishop DeWitt and others consecrated eleven women as priests, the
Philadelphia 11, which caused significant controversy in Philadelphia and within the denomination. Ultimately, Ogilby became reconciled to the idea of women becoming priests. He ordained Philadelphia native
Barbara C. Harris (who had participated in that service as an acolyte), as a deacon in 1979 and a priest in 1980, and later participated in her (again controversial) consecration as bishop suffragan in the
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
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History
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whereby she became the first woman consecrated as a bishop in the
Anglican Communion
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. The first parish in the diocese to call a woman as rector (the Rev. Michaela Keener) also occurred during his episcopate (St. Giles parish in Upper Darby in 1986).
Death and legacy
Bishop Ogilby's episcopate continued after his somewhat early retirement, despite ongoing health issues. He assisted in the dioceses of Western Michigan, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania), Maryland, and Washington (D.C.). He died of a heart condition in
Spokane, Washington
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, where he had gone to assist in a consecration. He was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
References
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20th-century Anglican bishops in the United States
1922 births
1990 deaths
Religious leaders from Hartford, Connecticut
Hamilton College (New York) alumni
Episcopal Divinity School alumni
Episcopal bishops of Pennsylvania
Episcopal bishops of South Dakota