Manton Eastburn
Manton Eastburn (1801 in Leeds, England – 1872) was an Episcopal bishop who served as the fourth Bishop of Massachusetts from 1843 till 1872.
The Right Reverend Manton Eastburn D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Massachusetts | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Massachusetts |
| In office | 1843–1872 |
| Predecessor | Alexander Viets Griswold |
| Successor | Benjamin Henry Paddock |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 13, 1825 by John Henry Hobart |
| Consecration | December 29, 1842 by Alexander Viets Griswold |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1801 |
| Died | 11 September 1872 (aged 71) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Buried | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | James Eastburn & Charlotte Browne |
| Spouse | Mary Glover (d. 1855) Mary Jean Head |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Massachusetts (1842-1843) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
Biography
After graduation from Columbia University, he studied at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church in the United States before ordination as deacon on May 17, 1822 and priest on November 13, 1825 by Bishop John Henry Hobart of the Diocese of New York. After serving at Christ Church, New York, New York, he became the first rector of the Church of the Ascension, New York. On December 29, 1842, he was consecrated as assistant Bishop of Massachusetts; he served as diocesan bishop on the death of Alexander Viets Griswold from 1843 until his death.
Eastburn attended the first Lambeth Conference in 1867 and was associated with the evangelical school of Episcopalian churchmanship. His tenure as diocesan bishop was marked by considerable conflict over Tractarianism both locally and nationally, particularly at the Church of the Advent in Boston.
He is buried at St. Paul's Church, in Dedham, Massachusetts.[1]
References
- Worthington, Arthur Morton (1958). History of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Dedham (PDF).
- A Sketch-book of the American Episcopate, by Hermon Griswold Batterson
- Correspondence between the Right Reverend the Bishop of Massachusetts and the Rectors of the Parish of the Advent Boston, A.D. 1845 to A.D. 1856.