Samuel A. McCoskry

Samuel Allen McCoskry (9 November 1804 - 1 August 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.

The Right Reverend

Samuel Allen McCoskry
Bishop of Michigan
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMichigan
In office1836-1878
SuccessorSamuel Smith Harris
Orders
Ordination13 December 1833
by Benjamin T. Onderdonk
Consecration7 July 1836
by Benjamin T. Onderdonk
Personal details
Born(1804-11-09)November 9, 1804
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedAugust 1, 1886(1886-08-01) (aged 81)
New York City, New York, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
Alma materUnited States Military Academy, Dickinson College

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.

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See also
  • List of Bishop Succession in the Episcopal Church

References
  1. Biography on Diocese of Michigan Web site
  2. "Bishop M'Coskry Deposed", New York Times, September 4, 1878
  • The Episcopal Church Annual. Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005).
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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