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Stephen Edwards Keeler (April 16, 1887 – September 25, 1956) was the fourth diocesan bishop of
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in The Episcopal Church.


Early life and education

Keeler was born on April 16, 1887, in
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, the son of Stephen Edwards Keeler and Annie Demarest Husted. He was educated at the Hoosick Preparatory School in
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. He then studied at
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, from where he earned a
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in 1910. he also graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary in 1913. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity by
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in 1928, and a
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from the General Theological Seminary in 1932.


Ordained ministry

Keeler was ordained deacon on June 4, 1913 and priest on June 3, 1914. He served as a curate at St Paul's Church in Cleveland, Ohio between 1913 and 1915, and then as rector of St Stephen's Church in
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between 1915 and 1923. In 1923, he became rector of St Paul's Church in
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, while in 1928 he transferred to
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to serve as rector of St Chrysostom's Church, where he remained till 1931.


Bishop

Keeler was consecrated as bishop coadjutor of Minnesota on June 24, 1931. Keeler died on a trip to Germany in 1956 and was buried at St. Mark's Cathedral in
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, which he consecrated in 1941.


See also

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


References


External links


The Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keeler, Stephen Edwards Episcopal bishops of Minnesota 1887 births 1956 deaths People from New Canaan, Connecticut Yale University alumni General Theological Seminary alumni Kenyon College alumni 20th-century American Episcopalians