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Harold Everett Sawyer (December 15, 1890 – January 18, 1969) was an American prelate who served as Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania , from 1946 to 1951.
Early life and education
Sawyer was born on December 15, 1890, in Clinton, Connecticut , the son of Enoch Augustus Sawyer and Matella Julia Waterhouse. He graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1913, and from General Theological Seminary in 1916. He also graduated with a Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1919. On May 28, 1947, the General Theological Seminary , conferred a Doctor of Sacred Theology upon Sawyer.[ 1]
Ordained ministry
Sawyer was ordained deacon in June 1916. He was ordained priest by the Bishop of Connecticut Chauncey B. Brewster on May 15, 1917, in Christ Church, New Haven . He served his diaconate between 1916 and 1917 as curate of the Church of the Redeemer in Morristown, New Jersey . On October 1, 1917, he became rector of St Agnes' Chapel , part of Trinity Parish in New York City . Between 1924 and 1946 he served as rector of Grace Church in Utica, New York .[ 2]
Bishop
Sawyer was elected Bishop of Erie on September 4, 1946, on the fifth ballot, during a special diocesan convention.[ 3] He was consecrated on November 6, 1946, in Grace Church , by the Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker .[ 4] He retired in November 1951 and died on January 18, 1969.
References
^ "Degrees Conferred". The Living Church . 114 (25): 16. 22 June 1947.
^ "Fr. Sawyer to be consecrated November 6th in Utica". The Living Church . 113 (16): 5. 20 October 1946.
^ "Fr. Sawyer Elected Bishop of Erie on Fifth Ballot". The Living Church . 113 (11): 7. 15 September 1946.
^ "The Rev. Harold E. Sawyer Consecrated Bishop of Erie". The Living Church . 113 (20): 5. 17 November 1946.