Richard H. Nelson Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
Richard Henry Nelson
Honorific Suffix:D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Albany
Diocese:Albany
Term:1913–1929
Retired:-->
Predecessor:William Croswell Doane
Successor:G. Ashton Oldham
Ordination:May 27, 1884
Ordained By:John Williams
Consecration:May 19, 1904
Consecrated By:William Croswell Doane
Birth Date:10 November 1859
Buried:Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York)
Religion:Anglican
Parents:Edward Delavan Nelson & Susan Blanchard Bleecker McDonald
Spouse:Harriet Schuyler Anderson (m. 1885)
Children:2
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Richard Henry Nelson (November 10, 1859 – April 25, 1931) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany in the United States from 1913 to 1929, as well as being coadjutor from 1904 to 1913 under the first bishop, William Croswell Doane.

Biography

Nelson attended Trinity Collage where he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi (St. Anthony Hall) and received a B.A.[1] He also attended the University of Pennsylvania, receiving a M.A. and D.D.

Nelson was Rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia until 1903.[2] Nelson was elected in 1903 as a bishop coadjutor of Albany.[3] He "was consecrated at a most impressive service in the Cathedral, [on] May 19, 1904."

He served as a bishop for almost thirty years, an extraordinarily long time. Nelson was highly active during all that time: preaching, confirming, and consecrating persons, especially in the northern mission of the diocese in the Adirondack Mountains.[4]

He was replaced by G. Ashton Oldham.[5]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Catalogue of the members of the fraternity of Delta Psi - 1912 . 2022-08-10 . www.familysearch.org . English.
  2. George Lynde Richardson, Project Canterbury: William Croswell Doane, First Bishop of Albany (Hartford, Connecticut; Church Missions Publishing, 1933), found at Anglican History website G L Richardson page.
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  4. Web site: Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Confirmation Records . rootsweb.ancestry.com . transcribed by the Cairo Historical Society. February 5, 2012.
  5. David Walsh, "Independence Day," Blog at DA Words, see DA Words Blog.

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