Charles B. Colmore

Charles Blayney Colmore (March 31, 1879 - June 28, 1950) was second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico.

The Right Reverend Charles B. Colmore D.D.
Bishop of Puerto Rico
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Puerto Rico
In office	1913–1947
Predecessor	James H. Van Buren
Successor	Charles F. Boynton
Orders
Ordination	1904
Consecration	December 17, 1913 by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born	(1879-03-31)March 31, 1879 Victoria, Tennessee, United States
Died	June 28, 1950(1950-06-28) (aged 71)
Buried	Palm Cemetery, Winter Park, Florida
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Robert Lionel Colmore & Priscilla Diana Addenbrooke
Spouse	Sarah Rogers Palmer
Children	6
Alma mater	Sewanee: The University of the South

Early life and education

Colmore was born on March 31, 1879, in Victoria, Tennessee, the son of Robert Lionel Colmore and Priscilla Diana Addenbrooke. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Sewanee: The University of the South in 1898. In 1900 he earned his Master of Arts and in 1903 his Bachelor of Divinity. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1914.

Ordained ministry

After studies at the University of the South, he was ordained deacon and priest in 1904. He served as rector of the Church of the Messiah in Pulaski, Tennessee till 1905 when he became Dean of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Havana in Cuba, where he remained till 1913.

Bishop

Colmore was elected Bishop of Puerto Rico in 1913 and was consecrated to the episcopate on December 17, 1913, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle. He was also responsible for the Missionary district of the Dominican Republic for some time. He retired in 1947.

Family

Colmore married Sarah Rogers Palmer on November 18, 1903, and together had six children.

References

• Bishop Ward Dies, The Living Church, July 9, 1950, p. 5.