Robert Codman

Robert Codman (December 30, 1859 - October 7, 1915) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, serving from 1900 to 1915.

The Right Reverend

Robert Codman

D.D.
Bishop of Maine
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMaine
In office1900-1915
PredecessorHenry A. Neely
SuccessorBenjamin Brewster
Orders
OrdinationJune 10, 1894
by Charles Chapman Grafton
ConsecrationFebruary 24, 1900
by William Woodruff Niles
Personal details
Born(1859-12-30)December 30, 1859
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DiedOctober 7, 1915(1915-10-07) (aged 55)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
Alma materHarvard University

Early years

Codman was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1859 to Robert Codman Sr, a prominent Boston lawyer. Codman's father Robert Sr had Congregationalist ancestry, with his own father, John Codman, serving as a Congregationalist minister. Nonetheless, Robert Codman Sr converted to Anglicanism. By the time of his death he had become a senior warden in the Church of the Advent in Boston, which was also the parish church in which his son Robert Jr, the future bishop, grew up. Codman was educated in public schools and later graduated in Law from Harvard University in 1882.

Ordained ministry

He practiced law for some years however upon the death of his brother, the Reverend Archibald Codman, his thoughts turned to the ordained ministry. He studied in the General Theological Seminary in New York City after which he was ordained deacon in 1893. He was appointed curate of All Saints Church in Ashmont, Boston. In 1894 he was ordained priest by Bishop Charles Chapman Grafton. He became rector of St John's Church in Boston Highlands.

Episcopacy

Codman was elected to succeed Henry A. Neely as Bishop of Maine. He was consecrated bishop on February 24, 1900 in St Luke's Cathedral in Portland. As bishop he altered and expanded the cathedral by adding the Emmanuel chapel which includes the Madonna and Child of John La Farge. He also expanded he Bishop's residence. Codman served as bishop till his death in 1915. [1]


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References
  1. (1917). The Living Church Annual, p. 65-66. The Young Churchmen Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
  • The Living Church Annual, 1916, pp. 65–66.


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