The Episcopal Diocese of Albany is part of Province 2 of the Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States.
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History
The Diocese of Albany began in 1674 with a chaplain assigned to the British military garrison at Albany, New York. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. In 1704 the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel sent two missionaries to the Mohawk Valley, where the first Anglican church was erected in 1711. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a USPG (The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, formed with the original name of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG The Mohawk Valley ( Yenęˀná•ˀna•č in Tuscarora) region of the U Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
In 1708 the Diocese's oldest parish, St. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Peter's, was founded in Albany. He extended his ministry to nearby Schenectady, and by 1763, St. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George's Church was built in that town. In 1765 the last of the colonial parishes, St. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John's in Johnstown, was established. For the City of Johnstown see Johnstown (city, New York. Johnstown is a Town located in Fulton County, By the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Anglican missions were springing up in surrounding counties. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" However, the War proved disastrous to the English Church which for almost ten years after remained leaderless and disorganized.
With the formation of the Episcopal Diocese of New York in 1785 (comprising the entire state), the Church in New York began to reorganize. The Episcopal Diocese of New York is a Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, encompassing the Boroughs of Manhattan Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common By 1790, during the "Second Great Awakening" expanded missionary activity, begun under strong episcopal leadership, was largely sustained by a vigorous laity. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year By 1810, 14 priests served 25 parishes in buildings made possible by grants from Trinity Parish, New York City. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
In 1868, nineteen counties in the northeastern quarter of the state were organized into the Diocese of Albany. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Its first Bishop, William Croswell Doane, was elected in 1869 by a convention of 62 priests and 127 delegates. The Right Revend William Croswell Doane ( 1832 - 17 May 1913) was the 1st Bishop of the Episcopal Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Bishop Doane's principles and personality had a profound and enduring effect upon the character of the Diocese of Albany. He organized the newly formed Diocese after the English model with a Cathedral See, and his "high" Churchmanship found expression in his establishment of St. Agnes School, The Child's Hospital, a community of women religious, and St. Margaret's House and Hospital for Babies.
In 2007, former bishop Daniel W. Herzog joined in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. He is only the second bishop in the history of the Episcopal Church to do so. [1]
Today
The Rt. Rev. William H. Love is the current bishop of Albany. William Love (born August 14, 1957, in Dallas Texas) is the Episcopal Bishop of Albany, and a prominent leader of the He was elected bishop coadjutor in 2006, and installed in February 2007. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He is self-identified as orthodox and is considered to be theologically conservative.
See also
Bishops
- 1869-1913: William Croswell Doane
- 1913-1929: Richard Henry Nelson (also Coadjutor 1904-1913)
- 1929-1949: George Ashton Oldham (also Coadjutor 1922-1929)
- 1949-1960: Frederick L. The Cathedral of All Saints is a major historic Cathedral in Albany New York and the Episcopal See of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany and the The Right Revend William Croswell Doane ( 1832 - 17 May 1913) was the 1st Bishop of the Episcopal A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop Barry (also Coadjutor 1945-1949) - Suffragan bishops: David Emrys Richards (1951-1957), Allen W. A suffragan bishop is a Bishop subordinate to a Metropolitan bishop or Diocesan bishop. Brown (1959-1961)
- 1960-1961: vacant see
- 1961-1974: Allen W. Brown (also was Suffragan as noted) - Suffragan bishop: Charles Bowen Persell, Jr. (1963-1974)
- 1974-1984: Wilbur Emory Hogg
- 1984-1998: David Standish Ball (also Coadjutor 1984)
- 1998-2007: Daniel W. The Right Reverend David Standish Ball (born June 11, 1926) was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany in the United States Herzog (also Coadjutor 1997-1998) - Suffragan bishop: David Bena
- 2007-present: William H. Love (also Coadjutor 2006-2007)
External links
- ^ Times Union story
- ^ The Swan & Elk, February 2007, p. William Love (born August 14, 1957, in Dallas Texas) is the Episcopal Bishop of Albany, and a prominent leader of the 10.