G. Mott Williams
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| The Rt Revd G. Mott Williams |
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| Bishop of Marquette | |
| Province | The Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Marquette |
| Elected | 14 November 1895 |
| Term ended | October 1919 |
| Successor | Robert Le Roy Harris |
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| Consecration | 1 May 1896[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Gershom Mott Williams |
| Born | 11 February 1857 Hamilton, NY |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Ordination history of G. Mott Williams | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Date of consecration | 1 May 1896 |
Gershom Mott Williams (born 11 February 1857 in Hamilton, NY) was elected first bishop of Marquette 14 November 1895 and consecrated 1 May 1896. He was on the commission appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury in pursuance of resolution 74 of the Lambeth Conference of 1908[2] on the relation of the Anglican Communion to the Church of Sweden[3] and also translated the Doctrine of the Church of Sweden as to the Holy Ministry and the Constitution of the Church (1909). He resigned October 1919. He died 14 April 1923.
Bibliography
- The Church of Sweden and the Anglican Communion (1910)
- Svensk-Engelska kyrkokonferensen i Uppsala (Swedish) (1910)
- Swedish and American Church Life: A Tract for Swedes (1916)
References
- ↑ The Living Church Annual : The Yearbook of the Episcopal Church (1951), p. 362.
- ↑ Resolution 74 of the Lambeth Conference of 1908.
- ↑ The Church of England and the Church of Sweden (1911).
