Thomas N. Carruthers

Thomas Neely Carruthers (June 10, 1900 - June 12, 1960) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, serving from 1944 to 1960.

The Right Reverend

Thomas Neely Carruthers

D.D.
Bishop of South Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseSouth Carolina
ElectedJanuary 18, 1944
In office1944-1960
PredecessorAlbert Sidney Thomas
SuccessorGray Temple
Orders
OrdinationMay 1926
by Thomas F. Gailor
ConsecrationMay 4, 1944
by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born(1900-06-10)June 10, 1900
Collierville, Tennessee, United States
DiedJune 12, 1960(1960-06-12) (aged 60)
Seabrook Island, South Carolina, United States
BuriedSewanee: The University of the South
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsThomas Neely Carruthers & Linnie Louise Hunter
SpouseEllen Douglas Everett (m. 1927)
Children2
Alma materSewanee: The University of the South

Early Life and Education

Carruthers was born on June 10, 1900 in Collierville, Tennessee, the son of Thomas Neely Carruthers and Linnie Louise Hunter. He was educated at the Collierville High School, before studying at Sewanee: The University of the South, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1921. He then earned a Master of Arts from Princeton University in 1924. He married Ellen Douglas Everett on December 27, 1927. Carruthers also graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity from the University of the South in 1929, which also honoured him with a Doctor of Divinity in 1940.[1]

Ordained Ministry

Carruthers was ordained deacon in June 1925 by Bishop James M. Maxon Coadjutor of Tennessee and priest in May 1926 by Bishop Thomas F. Gailor of Tennessee. He then became rector of St Peter's Church in Columbia, Tennessee in 1926. He became rector of Trinity Church in Houston, Texas in 1931, and then rector of Christ Church in Nashville, Tennessee in 1939.[2]

Episcopacy

On January 18, 1944, Carruthers was elected on the third ballot as Bishop of South Carolina during a special convention which was held in St John's Church in Florence, South Carolina.[3] He was consecrated on May 4, 1944 in St Philip's Church in Charleston, South Carolina, by Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker.[4] From 1953 till 1956, he served as President of Province IV. At the time of his death, he was also Chancellor of the University of the South.

Death

He died in office on June 12, 1960, in Seabrook Island, South Carolina. He was found dead on the floor of his room, the death being the result of an Intracerebral hemorrhage. His funeral was held at St Philip's Church on June 14 and he was buried in the cemetery of the University of the South. [5]

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References
  1. "Thomas N. Carruthers Elected Bishop of South Carolina". The Living Church. 108 (5): 5. 30 January 1944.
  2. Fish, C. S. (1953). "Carruthers, Thomas Neely". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 59.
  3. "Dr. Carruthers Accepts Bishopric of South Carolina". The Living Church. 108 (8): 5. 20 February 1944.
  4. "Dr. Carruthers Consecrated 10th Bishop of South Carolina". The Living Church. 108 (20): 5. 14 May 1944.
  5. "Bishop Carruthers Dies". The Living Church. 140: 4. 26 June 1960.


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