Stephen Elliott papers, 1840-1866.

Elliott, Stephen, 1806-1866

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First Bishop of Georgia. Presided over the Episcopal Church of the Confederate States during the Civil War, yet was instrumental in reuniting the Northern and Southern Churches after the War. From the description of Stephen Elliott letter to I. K. Teft, Esq. [manuscript], 1843 Mar 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 182831489 Stephen Elliott (1806-1866) was an Episcopal bishop of Georgia (1840); and provisional bishop of Florida (1844). He died at Savannah, Ga.,...

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Georgia. Bishop (1841-1866 : Elliott)

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Episcopal Church. Diocese of Georgia

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The presence of the Episcopal Church in Georgia began with the arrival of Anglican minister Dr. Henry Herbert who accompanied the first colonists in 1733. By 1840, the Protestant Episcopal Church in Georgia was a small diocese with six parishes and a bishop. By 1906 there were 27 parishes and 108 missions, necessitating the Diocese of Georgia to divide into upper and lower operational divisions. In 1907, the Diocese of Atlanta became a separate unit from the Diocese of Georgia with a diagonal bo...

Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...