Charles Lewis Slattery

Charles Lewis Slattery (December 9, 1867 – March 12, 1930) was a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and a prominent writer in the early 20th century.

The Right Reverend Charles Lewis Slattery D.D.
Bishop of Massachusetts
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Massachusetts
Elected	June 1, 1927
In office	1927–1930
Predecessor	William Lawrence
Successor	Henry Knox Sherrill
Orders
Ordination	June 8, 1895 by William Lawrence
Consecration	October 31, 1922 by William Lawrence
Personal details
Born	(1867-12-09)December 9, 1867 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	March 12, 1930(1930-03-12) (aged 62) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Buried	Mount Auburn Cemetery[1]
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	George S. L. Slattery & Emma M. Hall
Spouse	Sarah Lawrence (1923-1930)
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Massachusetts (1922-1927)
Alma mater	Harvard University

Slattery was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the Reverend George Sidney Leffingwell and Emma McClellan Slattery. He was educated at Harvard University (1887-1891) and the former Episcopal Theological School (1891-1894) at Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was ordained to the diaconate in 1894 and to the priesthood in 1895. He served as dean of the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault, Minnesota from 1896 to 1907; rector of Christ Church, Springfield, Massachusetts (1907-1910); and rector of Grace Church, New York (1910-1922).

Slattery was Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts from 1922 to 1927 and diocesan bishop from 1927 to 1930. A prolific author, he received honorary doctoral degrees from the Episcopal Theological School, the University of the South at Sewanee, Trinity College, Hartford and Harvard University.