Samuel A. McCoskry

Right Reverend
Samuel Allen McCoskry
I Bishop of Michigan
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Michigan
Successor Samuel Smith Harris
Orders
Ordination Deacon in 1825, priest in 1833
Consecration 1836
Personal details
Born (1804-11-09)November 9, 1804
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Died August 1, 1886(1886-08-01) (aged 81)
Alma mater United States Military Academy, Dickinson College

Samuel Allen McCoskry (November 9, 1804 – August 1, 1886), was the first bishop of Michigan in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, but was deposed by the House of Bishops.

Biography

Samuel McCoskry was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on November 9, 1804. He attended the United States Military Academy for two years, then graduated from Dickinson College in 1825; was ordained deacon and priest in 1833 in Christ Church, Reading, Pennsylvania. After serving as rector of St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia, for two years, he was elected first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan and was consecrated at St. Paul's on July 7, 1836. McCrosky resigned in 1878, citing ill health, but allegations of moral misconduct came to light, and he fled to Europe. The House of Bishops was unable to investigate McCoskry because of his absence, so it voted to depose him on the grounds of abandoning his diocese. McCoskry was deposed on December 3, 1878, and died August 1, 1886.[1][2]

Consecrators

Samuel Allen McCoskry was the 32nd bishop consecrated for the Episcopal Church.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Biography on Diocese of Michigan Web site
  2. ↑ "Bishop M'Coskry Deposed", New York Times, September 4, 1878
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by
New Office		 1st Bishop of Michigan
July 7, 1836 – 1878 		Succeeded by
Samuel Smith Harris


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