William H. DeLancey | |
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Bishop of Western New York | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Western New York |
Elected | November 2, 1838 |
In office | 1839–1865 |
Successor | Arthur Cleveland Coxe |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 6, 1822 by John Henry Hobart |
Consecration | May 9, 1839 by Alexander Viets Griswold |
Personal details | |
Born | October 8, 1797 |
Died | April 5, 1865 Geneva, New York, United States | (aged 67)
Buried | St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Geneva, New York) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | John Peter DeLancey & Elizabeth Floyd |
Spouse | Frances Munro |
Children | 8 |
Alma mater | Yale College |
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William Heathcote DeLancey (October 8, 1797 – April 5, 1865) was a bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and the sixth Provost of the University of Pennsylvania. DeLancey was known as a High Churchman, and served as the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York. He was elected a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and then as the ninth provost (chief academic officer and highest professional position) of the university (1828 to 1834).