Edward L. Parsons

The Right Reverend

Edward Lambe Parsons

D.D.
Bishop of California
Parsons in 1935
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseCalifornia
Elected1919
In office1924–1940
PredecessorWilliam Ford Nichols
SuccessorKarl M. Block
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of California (1919-1924)
Orders
OrdinationJune 9, 1895
by Henry C. Potter
ConsecrationNovember 5, 1919
by William Ford Nichols
Personal details
Born(1868-05-18)May 18, 1868
DiedJuly 19, 1960(1960-07-19) (aged 92)
San Francisco, California, United States
BuriedGrace Cathedral, San Francisco
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican (prev. Presbyterian)
ParentsArthur Wellesley & Helen Clement White
Spouse
Bertha de Forest Brush
(m. 1897; died 1935)
Children4
Alma materYale University

Edward Lambe Parsons (May 18, 1868 – July 19, 1960)[1] was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California.

  1. ^ "Parsons, Edward Lambe". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2 October 2014.