Alexander Charles Garrett

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Alexander Charles Garrett (November 4, 1832 — February 18, 1924) was a bishop of The Episcopal Church in the United States.

The Most Reverend

Alexander Charles Garrett
14th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
ChurchEpiscopal Church
In office1923–1924
PredecessorDaniel S. Tuttle
SuccessorEthelbert Talbot
Other post(s)Bishop of Dallas (1874-1924)
Orders
OrdinationJuly 5, 1857
by Charles Sumner
ConsecrationDecember 20, 1874
by Robert Harper Clarkson
Personal details
Born(1832-11-04)November 4, 1832
DiedFebruary 18, 1924(1924-02-18) (aged 91)
Dallas, Texas, United States
BuriedOakland Cemetery
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn G. Garrett & Elizabeth Fry
Spouse
Letitia Hope
(m. 1854; died 1909)
Children3
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
SignatureAlexander Charles Garrett's signature

Biography

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Born in Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland, he graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts in 1855. He was ordained deacon on July 6, 1856, and priest on July 5, 1857, in the chapel of Farnham Castle. He then served as curate of East Worldham, Hampshire in England, until 1859. In 1859 he left for British Columbia in Canada to serve as missionary, chaplain at the naval station at Esquimalt, rector of St Paul's Church in Nanaimo, and minister to the gold miners at Cariboo.

In 1870 he moved to the United States and became rector of St James's Church in San Francisco, and in 1872 Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Omaha. In 1874 he was appointed Missionary Bishop of Northern Texas and retained the seat after the formation of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas on December 20, 1895. He was consecrated bishop on December 20, 1874, by Bishop Robert Harper Clarkson of Nebraska in Trinity Cathedral, Omaha. he was instrumental in the building of St Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas, Texas. He also founded St. Mary's College for women in Dallas.

On the death of Daniel Sylvester Tuttle on April 17, 1923, Garrett became presiding bishop. At that time he was 91 years old and totally blind. He remained Bishop of Dallas and Presiding Bishop until his death in 1924.[1]

Bibliography

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Garrett wrote:

  • A Charge to the Clergy and Laity of North Texas (1875)
  • Historical Continuity (1875)
  • Baldwin Lectures on the Philosophy of the Incarnation

References

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  1. ^ "Garrett, Alexander Charles", The Episcopal Church. Retrieved on July 17, 2021.
  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainGilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by 14th Presiding Bishop
1923–1924
Succeeded by
Preceded by
New Diocese
1st Bishop of Dallas
1895–1924
Succeeded by