''For the railroad engineer and architect (son of the bishop) see
W. B. W. Howe, Jr. ''For the Episcopal bishop see William B. W. Howe, father of this architect''
William Bell White Howe, Jr. (1851 – 1912), who used his first three initials and last name, was an architect in Charleston, South Carolina. He was chief engineer fo ...
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William Bell White Howe (March 31, 1823 – November 25, 1894) was the sixth
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
of
South Carolina
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in the
Episcopal Church.
Early life and education
Howe was born on March 31, 1823, in
Claremont, New Hampshire
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History Pre-colonial native populations
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, the son of the Reverend James Blake Howe and Mary White.
[Joseph Thomas]
How, (William Bell White)
in ''Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Volume 2'', J. B. Lippincott Company, 1908[William Bell White Hove]
in ''General Catalogue of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Burlington, Vermont, 1791-1900'', Free Press Association, 1901. Page 77. He studied at the
University of Vermont
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and graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts
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in 1844. He was awarded a
Doctor of Divinity from
Sewanee: The University of the South in 1871 and a
Doctor of Sacred Theology
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from
Columbia College in 1872.
Ordained ministry
Howe was ordained deacon on April 9, 1847 and priest on June 4, 1849 by the Bishop of South Carolina
Christopher Edwards Gadsden in
Charleston, South Carolina, on both occasions. He served as rector of St John's Church in
Berkley, South Carolina from 1848 till 1860. He married Catherine Gadsden Edwards on December 12, 1850. He then served as rector of
St Philip's Church
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in
Charleston, South Carolina between 1863 and 1871.
Bishop
On May 14, 1971, Howe was elected Coadjutor Bishop of South Carolina on October 8, 1871 in
St Paul's Church,
Baltimore
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by Presiding Bishop
Benjamin B. Smith. He succeeded as diocesan bishop upon the death of Bishop Davis in December 2, 1871. He died in office in Charleston on November 25, 1894.
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Family
Architect W. B. W. Howe, Jr. ''For the Episcopal bishop see William B. W. Howe, father of this architect''
William Bell White Howe, Jr. (1851 – 1912), who used his first three initials and last name, was an architect in Charleston, South Carolina. He was chief engineer fo ...
was his son.
See also
* List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA
References
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1824 births
1894 deaths
People from Claremont, New Hampshire
Episcopal bishops of South Carolina
19th-century American Episcopalians
19th-century American clergy