Norman Nash

Norman Burdett Nash (June 5, 1888 – January 3, 1963) was the tenth bishop of Massachusetts in The Episcopal Church.

The Right Reverend

Norman Nash

D.D.
Bishop of Massachusetts
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMassachusetts
ElectedDecember 1946
In office1947–1956
PredecessorHenry Knox Sherrill
SuccessorAnson Phelps Stokes
Orders
OrdinationOctober 4, 1916
by William Lawrence
ConsecrationFebruary 14, 1947[1]
by Henry Knox Sherrill
Personal details
BornJune 5, 1888
Bangor, Maine, United States
DiedJanuary 3, 1963 (aged 74)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States[2]
BuriedMount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsHenry Sylvester Nash & Bessie Keefler Curtis
SpouseMariane Noble
Children3
Previous postCoadjutor Bishop of Massachusetts (1947)

Early life and education

Nash was born in Bangor, Maine, on June 5, 1888, the son of the Reverend Henry Sylvester Nash and Bessie Keefler Curtis. He was educated at the Cambridge Latin School of Harvard College and at Williams College. He graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity from Episcopal Theological Seminary in 1915. He was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Western Theological Seminary, Williams College and Trinity College, respectively.

Ordination

Nash was ordained deacon on May 27, 1915 and priest on October 4, 1916 by the bishop of Massachusetts William Lawrence. After ordination he became professor of Christian social ethics at the Episcopal Theological Seminary and in 1939 became rector of St Paul's school in Concord, New Hampshire.

Bishop

Nash was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Massachusetts on the first ballot during a special convention that took place in St Paul's Cathedral in Boston in December 1946. He was consecrated on February 14, 1947, by Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill in Trinity Church, Boston. He became diocesan that same year and remained in the post till 1956.

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References
  1. "Rev Norman Nash Consecrated Protestant Episcopal Bishop". The Telegraph. Nashua, New Hampshire. February 14, 1947. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  2. "Bishop Nash Is Dead". The Living Church. Vol. 146. January 13, 1963. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
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