Henry Niles Pierce

The Right Reverend

Henry Niles Pierce

D.D., LL.D.
Bishop of Arkansas
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseArkansas
ElectedOctober 14, 1869
In office1870–1899
PredecessorHenry C. Lay
SuccessorWilliam Montgomery Brown
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 3, 1849
by George W. Freeman
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1870
by William Mercer Green
Personal details
Born(1820-10-19)October 19, 1820
DiedSeptember 5, 1899(1899-09-05) (aged 78)
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
BuriedOakland-Fraternal Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
Spouse
Nannie Haywood Sheppard
(m. 1854)
Children3
Alma materBrown University
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Henry Niles Pierce (October 19, 1820 – September 5, 1899) was the diocesan bishop of Arkansas in the Episcopal Church from 1870 until his death in 1899.