Harold E. Sawyer

Harold Everett Sawyer (December 15, 1890 – January 18, 1969) was an American prelate who served as Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania from 1946 to 1951.

The Right Reverend

Harold Everett Sawyer

S.T.D.
Bishop of Erie
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseErie
ElectedSeptember 4, 1946
In office1946–1951
PredecessorEdward Pinkney Wroth
SuccessorWilliam Crittenden
Orders
OrdinationMay 15, 1917
by Chauncey B. Brewster
ConsecrationNovember 6, 1946
by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born(1890-12-15)December 15, 1890
Clinton, Connecticut, United States
DiedJanuary 18, 1969(1969-01-18) (aged 78)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEnoch Augustus Sawyer & Matella Julia Waterhouse

Early life and education

Sawyer was born on December 15, 1890 in Clinton, Connecticut, the son of Enoch Augustus Sawyer and Matella Julia Waterhouse. He graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1913, and from General Theological Seminary in 1916. He also graduated with a Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1919. On May 28, 1947, the General Theological Seminary, conferred a Doctor of Sacred Theology upon Sawyer.[1]

Ordained ministry

Sawyer was ordained deacon in June 1916. He was ordained priest by the Bishop of Connecticut Chauncey B. Brewster on May 15, 1917 in Christ Church, New Haven. He served his diaconate between 1916 and 1917 as curate of the Church of the Redeemer in Morristown, New Jersey. On October 1, 1917, he became rector of St Agnes' Chapel, part of Trinity Parish in New York City. Between 1924 and 1946 he served as rector of Grace Church in Utica, New York.[2]

Bishop

Sawyer was elected Bishop of Erie on September 4, 1946 on the fifth ballot, during a special diocesan convention.[3] He was consecrated on November 6, 1946 in Grace Church, by the Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker.[4] He retired in November 1951 and died on January 18, 1969.

References
  1. "Degrees Conferred". The Living Church. 114 (25): 16. 22 June 1947.
  2. "Fr. Sawyer to be consecrated November 6th in Utica". The Living Church. 113 (16): 5. 20 October 1946.
  3. "Fr. Sawyer Elected Bishop of Erie on Fifth Ballot". The Living Church. 113 (11): 7. 15 September 1946.
  4. "The Rev. Harold E. Sawyer Consecrated Bishop of Erie". The Living Church. 113 (20): 5. 17 November 1946.
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