Samuel Provoost


Samuel Provoost
3rd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Samuel Provoost
ChurchEpiscopal Church
In office1792–1795
PredecessorSamuel Seabury
SuccessorWilliam White
Other post(s)Bishop of New York (1787-1815)
Orders
OrdinationMarch 25, 1766
by Edmund Keene
ConsecrationFebruary 4, 1787
by John Moore
Personal details
BornMarch 11, 1742
DiedSeptember 6, 1815(1815-09-06) (aged 73)
New York City, New York, United States
BuriedTrinity Church Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn Provoost and Eva Rutgers
Spouse
Maria Bousfield
(m. 1766)
Alma materKing's College, New York
SignatureSamuel Provoost's signature

Samuel Provoost (March 11, 1742 – September 6, 1815) was an American clergyman. He was the first chaplain of the United States Senate and the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, as well as the third[1] Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA. He was consecrated as bishop of New York in 1787 with Bishop William White.[2] He was the first Episcopal Bishop of Dutch and Huguenot ancestry.

  1. ^ The Living Church Annual, 1944, pg. 375
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