John Seville Higgins

The Right Reverend

John Seville Higgins

D.D.
Bishop of Rhode Island
ChurchEpiscopal church
DioceseRhode Island
In office1955–1972
PredecessorGranville Gaylord Bennett
SuccessorFrederick H. Belden
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Rhode Island (1953-1955)
Orders
OrdinationNovember 1, 1931
by George Craig Stewart
ConsecrationFebruary 4, 1953
by Henry Knox Sherrill
Personal details
Born(1904-04-14)April 14, 1904
DiedDecember 28, 1992(1992-12-28) (aged 88)
BuriedSaint Johns Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsHerbert Higgins & Alice Caroline Browne
SpouseFlorence Marion Laird

John Seville Higgins (April 14, 1904 - December 28, 1992) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, serving from 1953 to 1954 as coadjutor and from 1955 to 1972 as diocesan.