Hugh Miller Thompson

Hugh Miller Thompson (June 5, 1830 – November 18, 1902) was the second Bishop of Mississippi.

The Right Reverend

Hugh Miller Thompson

D.D., LL.D
Bishop of Mississippi
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMississippi
In office1887–1902
PredecessorWilliam Mercer Green
SuccessorTheodore DuBose Bratton
Orders
OrdinationAugust 31, 1856
by Jackson Kemper
ConsecrationFebruary 24, 1883
by William Mercer Green
Personal details
Born(1830-06-05)June 5, 1830
Derry, Ireland
DiedNovember 18, 1902(1902-11-18) (aged 72)
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
BuriedChapel of the Cross Cemetery, Madison, Mississippi
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn Thompson & Annie Miller
SpouseAnna Hinsdale
Children1
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi (1883-1887)
Alma materNashotah House
SignatureHugh Miller Thompson's signature

Biography

Thompson was born on June 5, 1830, in Derry, Ireland however he emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was 6 years old. He trained for the priesthood in Nashotah House and was ordained deacon on June 6, 1852, and priest on August 31, 1856. Between 1860 and 1870, he served as professor of ecclesiastical history at Nashotah House. He also spent some time as the editor of the American Churchman. Between 1871 and 1872 he was rector of St James' Church in Chicago and later became rector of Christ Church in New York City. In 1876 he moved south to serve as rector of Trinity Church in New Orleans. Thompson was elected bishop coadjutor of Mississippi and was consecrated on February 24, 1883. He became Mississippi's diocesan bishop upon Bishop Green's death on February 13, 1887. Thompson remained Mississippi's diocesan bishop until his death November 18, 1902.[1][2]

References
  1. The Living Church Annual, 1944, pg. 381
  2. "The Episcopal Church in Mississippi" pp. 53-58


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