Rogers Israel (September 14, 1854 - January 11, 1921) was an

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prelate who served as the first Bishop of Erie, from 1911 to 1921.

Biography

Israel was born on September 14, 1854, in

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, the son of Thomas Beale Israel and Elizabeth Rogers Hiss. He was educated in private schools and later studied at

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from where he graduated with a

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in 1881. He also earned his

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a year later from the same college and was awarded a

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in 1900. He was ordained deacon by Bishop Gregory T. Bedell of Ohio on November 11, 1885, and became assistant at Trinity Church in

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. On November 9, 1886, he was ordained priest by Bishop

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of Pittsburgh, and became rector of Christ Church in

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. He then became rector of St Luke's Church in

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, in 1892, a post he retained until 1910. In 1910 he was elected the first Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Erie and was consecrated on February 24, 1911, in St Luke's Church,

, by

, Bishop of Pittsburgh. He died in office, on January 11, 1921, in

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, due to

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."BISHOP ROGERS ISRAEL DEAD; Head of Episcopal Diocese of Erie a Victim of Shingles"
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'', London, 12 January 1921. Retrieved on 30 November 2019.

References

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