The Right Reverend John Melville Burgess D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Massachusetts | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| See | Massachusetts |
| In office | 1970–1975 |
| Predecessor | Anson Phelps Stokes Jr. |
| Successor | John Bowen Coburn |
| Previous post(s) | Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts (1962-1969) Coadjutor Bishop of Massachusetts (1969-1970) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 25, 1935 by John N. McCormick |
| Consecration | June 7, 1962 by Arthur C. Lichtenberger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1909 |
| Died | August 24, 2003 (aged 94) Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States |
| Parents | Theodore Thomas Burgess & Ethel Inez Beverly |
| Spouse | Esther J. Taylor |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA, MA) Episcopal Theological School (MDiv) |
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John Melville Burgess (March 11, 1909 – August 24, 2003) was the twelfth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts from 1970 to 1975 and the first African American to head an Episcopal diocese.[1]
- ^ "History of the Diocese". Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2013.