The Right Reverend Joseph Pere Bell Wilmer D.D., LL.D. | |
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Bishop of Louisiana | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Louisiana |
Elected | May 18, 1866 |
In office | 1866–1878 |
Predecessor | Leonidas Polk |
Successor | John Nicholas Galleher |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 1834 by Richard Channing Moore |
Consecration | November 7, 1866 by John Henry Hopkins |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | December 2, 1878 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | (aged 66)
Buried | Green Mount Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Simon Wilmer & Rebecca Frisby |
Spouse | Helen Skipwith |
Children | 6 |
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Joseph Pere Bell Wilmer (February 11, 1812 – December 2, 1878) was the second Episcopal bishop of Louisiana.