Alonzo Potter

The Right Reverend

Alonzo Potter

D.D., LL.D.
Bishop of Pennsylvania
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DiocesePennsylvania
ElectedMay 23, 1845
In office1845–1865
PredecessorHenry Onderdonk
SuccessorWilliam Bacon Stevens
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 16, 1824
by Thomas Church Brownell
ConsecrationSeptember 23, 1845
by Philander Chase
Personal details
Born(1800-07-06)July 6, 1800
Beekman, New York, United States
DiedJuly 4, 1865(1865-07-04) (aged 64)
San Francisco, California, United States
BuriedLaurel Hill Cemetery
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJoseph Potter & Anne Brown Knight
Spouse
Sarah Marie Nott
(m. 1824; died 1839)
Sarah Benedict
(m. 1840; died 1864)
Frances Seton
(m. 1865)
Children10
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Alonzo Potter (July 6, 1800 – July 4, 1865) was an American bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania.