Joseph Minnis

The Right Reverend

Joseph Summerville Minnis

D.D.
Bishop of Colorado
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseColorado
ElectedMay 19, 1954
In office1955–1969
PredecessorHarold L. Bowen
SuccessorEdwin B. Thayer
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Colorado (1954-1955)
Orders
OrdinationJune 1929
by Benjamin F. P. Ivins
ConsecrationSeptember 29, 1954
by Stephen F. Bayne Jr.
Personal details
Born(1904-01-03)January 3, 1904
DiedSeptember 6, 1977(1977-09-06) (aged 73)
San Francisco, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJoseph William Minnis & Sarah Summerville
Spouse
Mary Katherine Abell
(m. 1933)
Children4

Joseph Summerville Minnis (January 3, 1904 - September 6, 1977) was the sixth bishop of Colorado in The Episcopal Church, serving from 1954 until his removal from office in 1969 after a closed-door church trial.