Frank W. Creighton

The Right Reverend

Frank Whittington Creighton

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Michigan
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMichigan
ElectedJanuary 27, 1937
In office1940–1948
PredecessorHerman Page
SuccessorRichard S. M. Emrich
Previous post(s)Bishop of Mexico (1926-1933)
Suffragan Bishop of Long Island (1933-1937)
Coadjutor Bishop of Michigan (1937-1940)
Orders
OrdinationJune 24, 1915
by Philip M. Rhinelander
ConsecrationJanuary 12, 1926
by John Gardner Murray
Personal details
Born(1879-12-03)December 3, 1879
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedDecember 23, 1948(1948-12-23) (aged 69)
Washington, D.C., United States
BuriedSt Paul's Cathedral
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsThomas Creighton & Elizabeth Whittington
SpouseMaude R. Hawk
Children2

Frank Whittington Creighton (December 3, 1879 – December 23, 1948) was an American Episcopal bishop.

He was the second missionary bishop of the Diocese of Mexico, sixth bishop of the Diocese of Michigan, and a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Long Island in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

Early life and education

Creighton was born on December 3, 1879, in Philadelphia, the son of Thomas Creighton and Elizabeth Whittington. He was educated at the Northeast Manual Training School and Brown's College Preparatory School in Philadelphia. Between 1898 and 1912, he was engaged in business. He graduated with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1915, after studying at the Philadelphia Divinity School. The same institution awarded him a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1926, while Kenyon College awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1940.[1]

Ordained ministry

Creighton was ordained deacon in 1914 and priest on June 24, 1915, by Bishop Philip M. Rhinelander of Pennsylvania. He then served as vicar of the Church of the Redeemer in Andalusia, Pennsylvania. In 1916, he became rector of St. Andrew's Church in Albany, New York. He also served as rector of St Ann's Church in Brooklyn, New York City between 1923 and 1926.[2]

Bishop

Creighton served in a number of episcopal positions. He raised to the episcopate when he was elected Missionary Bishop of Mexico in 1925.[3] He was consecrated bishop on January 12, 1926, at 10:30 A.M. Place,in St Ann's Church, Brooklyn, by Presiding Bishop John Gardner Murray. He served as executive secretary of the Department of Domestic Missions of the Episcopal Church between 1930 and 1933. He remained in Mexico until his election as Suffragan Bishop of Long Island and Archdeacon of Queens and Nassau on February 14, 1933.[4] On January 27, 1937, Creighton was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Michigan, and was installed as coadjutor on May 2, 1937. He succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1940. In 1947, he was involved in controversy over the remarriage of divorced persons.[5] He died in office on December 23, 1948.

Family

His son, William Forman Creighton, was the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, and grandson, Michael W. Creighton, was the ninth bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.[6]

References

  1. ^ "CREIGHTON, FRANK WHITTINGTON". Who's Who in the Clergy. 1: 258. 1935.
  2. ^ "CREIGHTON, Rt . Rev. FRANK WHITTINGTON". Religious Leaders of America. 2: 257. 1941.
  3. ^ TIME (1926-01-25). "Creighton Ordained". TIME. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  4. ^ "Creighton, Frank Whittington, S.T.D. (351)". The Living Church Annual: 54. 1938.
  5. ^ TIME (1947-08-04). "Religion: Ecclesiastical Renos". TIME. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  6. ^ Michigan Historical Records Survey (1940). Inventory of the Church Archives of Michigan: Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Northern Michigan, p. 14. Michigan Historical records survey project, Ann Arbor, MI.
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by 2nd Missionary Bishop of Mexico
1926 - 1930 		Succeeded by
Preceded by 6th Bishop of Michigan
1940 - 1948 		Succeeded by


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