Wallace E. Conkling

Wallace Edmonds Conkling
The Right Reverend; Wallace Edmonds Conkling; D.D., S.T.D.
	Bishop of Chicago
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Chicago
Elected	November 28, 1940
In office	1941–1953
Predecessor	George Craig Stewart
Successor	Gerald F. Burrill
Orders
Ordination	1922
Consecration	February 24, 1941; by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born	October 25, 1896; Beacon, New York, United States
Died	August 27, 1979 (aged 82); Stuart, Florida, United States
Buried	All Saints Episcopal Church, Jensen Beach, Florida
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Charles E. Conkling & Susan M. Bright
Spouse	Constance Lillian Sowby
Children	2

Wallace Edmonds Conkling (October 25, 1896 – August 27, 1979) was the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago and served from 1941 to 1953.

Education and early career

Conkling was born October 25, 1896, in Matteawan, now part of Beacon, New York the son of Charles E. Conkling and Susan M. Bright. He received his undergraduate degree from Williams College, his divinity degree from Philadelphia Divinity School and a Master's from Oxford. He taught in seminaries before becoming rector of St Luke's Church in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his only extended parish ministry before being elected Bishop of Chicago.[1]

His episcopate

During his 13 years as Bishop of Chicago, Conkling worked hard to build missions and to reduce the diocese's indebtedness. Illness forced him to retire in 1953.[1] He was a bishop associate of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament.

Retirement years

After his retirement, Bishop Conkling moved with his wife and their two daughters to Vero Beach, Florida. His wife, the former Constance Lilian Sowby, was born in 1898 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England and died March 9, 1969, in Vero Beach. Both were interred on the grounds of All Saints Episcopal Church, Jensen Beach, Florida, where he had served for many years as bishop in residence.

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References

obituary, Stuart (Florida) News, August 29, 1979

External links

Wallace E. Conkling at Find a Grave

Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by George C. Stewart	7th Bishop of Chicago 1941–1953	Succeeded by Gerald F. Burrill

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[ReferenceA-1] tuary, Stuart (Florida) News, August 29, 1979