The Right Reverend Stephen Elliott D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Georgia | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Georgia |
| Elected | 1840 |
| In office | 1841–1866 |
| Successor | John W. Beckwith |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 1836 |
| Consecration | February 28, 1841 by William Meade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1806 Beaufort, South Carolina, United States |
| Died | December 21, 1866 (aged 60) Savannah, Georgia, United States |
| Buried | Laurel Grove Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Stephen Elliott & Esther Habersham |
| Spouse | Mary Gibbes Barnwell Charlotte Bull Barnwell |
| Children | 8 |
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Stephen Elliott (August 31, 1806 – December 21, 1866) was the 37th bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He was the first Bishop of Georgia and Provisional Bishop of Florida. He was also the first and only Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America.