The Right Reverend Levi Silliman Ives S.T.D., LL.D. | |
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| Bishop of North Carolina | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic prev. Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | North Carolina |
| Elected | May 21, 1831 |
| In office | 1831–1852 |
| Predecessor | John Stark Ravenscroft |
| Successor | Thomas Atkinson |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 14, 1823 by William White |
| Consecration | September 22, 1831 by William White |
| Laicized | October 14, 1853 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1797 Meriden, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | October 13, 1867 (aged 70) Manhattanville, New York, United States |
| Buried | Saint Raymond's Cemetery (Bronx) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Levi Ives & Fanny Silliman |
| Spouse | Rebecca Hobart |
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Levi Silliman Ives (September 16, 1797 – October 13, 1867) was an American Catholic theologian. Formerly a Protestant, he served as the Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina from 1831 until 1852, when he converted to Catholicism. Ives subsequently became a noted professor at colleges in the New York area. He was the founder and first president of the New York Catholic Protectory, an institution for the shelter and education of destitute and abandoned children. He was also a founder of Manhattan College.