George Y. Bliss

George Yemens Bliss (March 12, 1864 – July 10, 1924) was an American cleric who was the coadjutor bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont, serving from 1915 until his death in 1924.

The Right Reverend

George Yemens Bliss

D.D.
Coadjutor Bishop of Vermont
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseVermont
ElectedJanuary 12, 1915
In office1915-1924
PredecessorWilliam Farrar Weeks
SuccessorSamuel B. Booth
Orders
Ordination1893
by Henry A. Neely
ConsecrationApril 21, 1915
by Arthur C. A. Hall
Personal details
Born(1864-03-12)March 12, 1864
Shelburne, Vermont, United States
DiedJuly 10, 1924(1924-07-10) (aged 60)
Burlington, Vermont, United States
BuriedLakeview Cemetery (Burlington, Vermont)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsGeorge Bliss & Mary Adelaide Stevens
SpouseKatherine Lucinda Shattuck
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Vermont

Early Life and Education

Bliss was born on March 12, 1864, in Shelburne, Vermont, the son of George Bliss and Mary Adelaide Stevens. He studied at the University of Vermont and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1889.[1] The same university awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1904. He also graduated with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from the General Theological Seminary in 1892. He married on November 15, 1893 to Katherine Lucinda Shattuck, and together had three children. [2]

Ordained Ministry

Bliss was ordained deacon on June 12, 1892 by Bishop William Henry Augustus Bissell of Vermont in St Paul's Church.[3] He was then ordained priest in 1893 by Bishop Henry A. Neely of Maine. After ordination to the diaconate, he became curate at St Paul's Church in Burlington, Vermont and in 1899 became rector of the same church. He kept the post till 1915.[4]

Bishop

On January 20, 1915, Bliss was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Vermont. He was consecrated on April 21, 1915 at St Paul's Church in Burlington, Vermont, by the Bishop of Vermont Arthur C. A. Hall. [5] He died as a coadjutor on July 10, 1924.

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References
  1. "Bliss, George Yemens". Who's who in New England. 2: 129. 1915.
  2. "Bliss, George Yemens". Who was who in America. 1: 107. 1942.
  3. "Ordinations". Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Vermont. 101-103: 45. 1892.
  4. "Bliss, Rt. Rev. George Yemens, D.D.". The Living Church Annual and Churchman's Almanac: 62. 1916.
  5. "Bliss, George Yemens". The New International Year Book: 92. 1925.
  • American Church Almanac and Year Book 1920, p. 355.


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