Boyd Vincent

Boyd Vincent (May 18, 1845 – January 14, 1935) was a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio from 1889 to 1929.

The Right Reverend

Boyd Vincent

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Southern Ohio
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseSouthern Ohio
Elected1888
In office1904–1929
PredecessorThomas Augustus Jaggar
SuccessorTheodore I. Reese
Orders
OrdinationJune 12, 1872
by John Barrett Kerfoot
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1889
by John Franklin Spalding
Personal details
Born(1845-05-18)May 18, 1845
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedJanuary 14, 1935(1935-01-14) (aged 89)
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
BuriedErie Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsBethuel Boyd Vincent & Sarah Ann Strong
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Ohio (1889–1904)
Alma materYale College

Biography

Vincent was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 1845, the son of Bethuel Boyd Vincent, a banker, and Sarah Ann Strong. He was a younger brother of Brigadier General Strong Vincent.[1] Vincent graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Yale College in 1867, and attended Berkeley Seminary in Middletown, Connecticut from 1869 to 1871. In 1889, he was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology by Trinity College, and a Doctor of Divinity by Kenyon College.[2]

Ordained ministry

Returning home, he was ordained deacon on June 18, 1871, and became assistant at St Paul's Church in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was ordained priest on June 12, 1872 at St Paul's Church by Bishop John Barrett Kerfoot of Pittsburgh.[3] He served as rector of the Church of the Cross and Crown in Erie, Pennsylvania between 1872 and 1874. He then moved to Calvary Church East Liberty in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to serve as rector in 1874.[4]

Bishop

Vincent was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Ohio in 1888, and was consecrated in St Paul's Church, Cincinnati, on January 25, 1889, by Bishop John Franklin Spalding of Colorado. He then succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1904, and remained in office till his resignation in 1929. He died on January 14, 1935.[5]

Written work

He authored Our Family of Vincents in 1924, a privately printed family history, as well as dedicated Strong Vincent High School in Erie in 1930 before his death.[6]

References
  1. Dwight, B. W. (1871). "Rev. Boyd Vincent". The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass. 1: 163.
  2. "BOYD VINCENT, Bishop of Southern Ohio". Distinguished Successful Americans of Our Day: 330. 1911.
  3. "First day, Morning session". Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Pittsburgh. 6: 13. 1871.
  4. "Boyd Vincent". The Deke Quarterly. 53 (2): 99. 1935.
  5. "Boyd Vincent", The New York Times, 15 January 1935. Retrieved on 27 November 2020.
  6. Our Family of Vincents


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