The Right Reverend William Croswell Doane | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Albany | |
 William Croswell Doane in 1898 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Albany |
| Elected | December 3, 1868 |
| In office | 1869–1913 |
| Successor | Richard H. Nelson |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 16, 1856 by George Washington Doane |
| Consecration | February 2, 1869 by Horatio Potter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1832 |
| Died | March 17, 1913 (aged 81) New York City, New York, United States |
| Buried | Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | George Washington Doane & Eliza Greene Perkins Callahan |
| Spouse | Sarah Katharine Condit |
| Children | 2 |
William Croswell Doane (March 2, 1832, in Boston[1] – May 17, 1913, in New York City[1][2]) was the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany in the United States. He was bishop from 1869 until his death in 1913.
Doane served about 60 years in ordained ministry, a huge span for those times. As bishop, he managed the construction of the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany, the first Episcopal cathedral built for that purpose in the United States. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Doane is probably best known today for his Anglican hymn, "Ancient of Days".[3]
- ^ a b George Lynde Richardson, Project Canterbury: William Croswell Doane, First Bishop of Albany (Hartford, Connecticut; Church Missions Publishing, 1933), found at Anglican History website G L Richardson page. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- ^ Who's Who 1914, p. xxii
- ^ W.C. Doane, Ancient of Days, Song # 363, The Hymnal 1982 (Church Publishing 1982), ISBN 0-89869-120-6.