Charles P. Anderson

Charles Palmerston Anderson
The Most Reverend; Charles Palmerston Anderson; D.D., S.T.D.
	17th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
	Bishop Anderson in 1900
Church	Episcopal Church
In office	1929-1930
Predecessor	John Gardner Murray
Successor	James De Wolf Perry
Other posts	Bishop of Chicago (1905-1930)
Orders
Ordination	December 16, 1888; by John Lewis
Consecration	February 24, 1900; by William Edward McLaren
Rank	Presiding Bishop
Personal details
Born	September 8, 1865; Kemptville, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 30, 1930 (aged 64); Chicago, Illinois, United States
Buried	Rosehill Cemetery
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Henry Anderson & Maria Rose Sexton
Spouse	Janet Glass
Children	5

Charles Palmerston Anderson (September 8, 1865 – January 30, 1930) was the seventeenth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

Early life and education

He was born in Kemptville, Ontario in Canada on September 8, 1865, the son of Henry Anderson and Maria Rose Sexton. He attended Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity by Trinity College, Toronto in 1900 and another by Western Theological Seminary in 1905.[1]

Ordained ministry

Anderson was ordained deacon on December 11, 1887, and priest on December 16, 1888 by Bishop John Lewis of Ontario. After his ordination to the diaconate he served at the Church of St Augustine in Beachburg, Ontario. In 1891 he became rector of Grace Church in Oak Park, Illinois.[2]

Bishop

In 1900, Anderson was unanimously elected Coadjutor Bishop of Chicago during the first ballot of the special convention. He was consecrated on February 24, 1900 by the Bishop of Chicago William Edward McLaren. He succeeded as diocesan bishop on February 19, 1905 on the death of William Edward McLaren. On November 13, 1929 Anderson was elected to the highest post in the Episcopal church, to serve as Presiding Bishop and Primate. He also retain the bishopric of Chicago simultaneously. Anderson died only a few months after his election as primate.

Family

Anderson married Janet Glass in 1889 and together had four daughters and one son, the latter died in WWII.

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References

(1931). The Living Church Annual, p. 60. Morehouse-Gorham Company, New York.
"Charles Palmerston Anderson (1929-1930)", The Episcopal Church. Retrieved on 02 March 2019.

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by John Gardner Murray	17th Presiding Bishop November 13, 1929 - January 30, 1930	Succeeded by James DeWolf Perry
Preceded by William E. McLaren	4th Bishop of Chicago 1905-1930	Succeeded by Sheldon M. Griswold

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[1] (1931). The Living Church Annual, p. 60. Morehouse-Gorham Company, New York.

[2] "Charles Palmerston Anderson (1929-1930)", The Episcopal Church. Retrieved on 02 March 2019.

Presiding Bishops in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
By seniority	William White Samuel Seabury Samuel Provoost William White Alexander Griswold Philander Chase Thomas Brownell John Hopkins Benjamin Smith Alfred Lee John Williams Thomas Clark Daniel S. Tuttle Alexander Garrett Ethelbert Talbot
By election	John Murray Charles Anderson DeWolf Perry Henry Tucker Henry Sherrill Arthur Lichtenberger John Hines John Allin Edmond Browning Frank Griswold Katharine Jefferts Schori Michael Curry