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These are the bishops consecrated in the Reformed Episcopal Church from its founding in 1873 to the present, along with the bishops consecrated in the Free Church of England from REC episcopal succession.[1]

No. Bishop Consecration Consecrator[2][3] Active in Notes
1 George David Cummins (1822–1876) 15 November 1866[4] Hopkins New York and Philadelphia Presiding Bishop, 1873-1876[5]
2 Charles Edward Cheney (1836–1916) 14 December 1873 1[6] Chicago[7] Presiding Bishop, 1876–1877, 1887–1889
3 William Rufus Nicholson (1822–1901) 24 February 1876 1, 2 New York and Philadelphia Presiding Bishop, 1879–1883
4 Edward Cridge (1817–1913) 16 July 1876 2, 3 Canada (Jurisdiction of the Pacific Coast)
5 Samuel Fallows (1835–1922) 16 July 1876 2, 3 Chicago[7] Presiding Bishop, 1877–1879, 1889–1894, 1902–1922[5]
6 John Sugden (1820–1897) 20 August 1876 4, Price England
7 Thomas Huband Gregg (1840–1896) 20 June 1877 5, 2, 3 England
8 Peter Fayssoux Stevens (1830–1910) 22 June 1879 3, 5 South
9 James Allen Latané (1831–1902) 22 June 1879 3, 5 New York and Philadelphia Presiding Bishop, 1883–1887, 1900-1902[5]
10 Alfred Spencer Richardson (1842–1907) 22 June 1879 3, 5 England
11 Hubert Bower (1835–1895) 19 August 1879 6, 3 England
12 Edward Wilson (d. 1908) 1 July 1880 3, 9 Canada
13 Thomas Greenland (1826–1904) 11 June 1888 10, 6, 11 England
14 Thomas W. Campbell (1851–1918) 31 May 1891 5, 3, 9 Canada; Brooklyn, NY Presiding Bishop, 1894-1897[5]
15 Philip X. Eldridge (1846–1921) 24 June 1892 6, 13 England
16 James Renney (d. 1894) 24 June 1892 6, 13 England
17 William T. Sabine (1838–1913) 23 October 1902 5, 2 New York and Philadelphia
18 Herman S. Hoffman (1841–1912) 3 June 1903 5, 8, 17
19 Robert Livingston Rudolph (d. 1930) 12 January 1909 5, 2, 17 New York and Philadelphia Presiding Bishop, 1922-1930[5]
20 Manuel Ferrando (1868–1934) 12 November 1912 5, 2, 19 Puerto Rico
21 Frank Vaughan (d. 1962) 25 April 1913 15 Northern England Bishop Primus, Free Church of England
22 Arthur Lorne Pengelley (1879–1922) 25 June 1914 5, 2, 19 South
23 Willard Brewing (d. 1960)[7] 24 June 1914 5, 2, 19 Chicago
24 Joseph Louis Fenn 21 September 1921 21 Southern England
25 Robert Westly Peach (1873–1936) 23 May 1924 19, 21, 23 New York and Philadelphia Presiding Bishop, 1930-1936[5]
26 Joseph Edgar Kearney (d. 1981) 23 May 1930 19, 21, 25 South Presiding Bishop, 1951-1957[5]
27 Frank V. C. Cloak (1876–1953)[7] 9 November 1931 25, 26 Chicago Presiding Bishop, 1937-1951[5]
28 John Christie Magee (d. 1955) 7 July 1932 21, 24 Southern England
29 George Marshall (d. 1945) 7 July 1932 21, 24 England
30 Alexander Melbourne Hubley (1846–1937) 11 May 1933 27, 29 Canada
31 Howard David Higgins (1903–1980) 9 January 1937 26, 27, 29 New York and Philadelphia Presiding Bishop, 1957-1975[5]
32 William Culbertson III (1905–1971) 30 April 1937 27, 26, 31 New York and Philadelphia
33 George W. Forbes-Smith (d. 1976) 29 September 1938 21, 28 Southern England
34 Donald Argyle Thompson 29 September 1938 21, 28 England
35 Archibald R. L. Keevil (1881–1953) 11 June 1944 29, 27 Canada
36 George A. Veck 8 June 1947 35 Canada
37 Thomas Cameron 21 September 1950 21, 16, 335 Northern England Bishop Primus, Free Church of England
38 Denys A. G. Rankilor (d. 1972) 12 December 1954 36 Canada
39 William Rodgers 18 October 1957 33, 37 England
40 William H. S. Jerdan Jr. (d. 2001) 27 May 1960 31, 32, 26 South Presiding Bishop, 1987-1990[5]
41 Ambrose Martin Bodfish (d. 1973) 4 September 1963 37, 33 Southern England
42 James Dudley Burrell (d. 1973) 4 September 1963 37, 33 Northern England
43 Sanco King Rembert (1922–2015) 26 May 1966 31, 32, 40, 26 Southeast
44 Theophilus John Herter (1913–1987) 15 June 1966 35 New York and Philadelphia Presiding Bishop, 1975-1987[5]
45 William Charles Watkins 8 October 1969 37, 42, 41, 33 Southern England
46 Cyril Milner (b. 1916) 29 August 1973 37, 42, 45 Northern England Bishop Primus, Free Church of England
47 Franklin Henry Sellers (1926–2016) 5 December 1974 31, 44, 26 Chicago Presiding Bishop, 1990-1996[5]
48 Leonard W. Riches (b. 1939) 14 June 1975 44, 31, 40, 43, 47 New York and Philadelphia/Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Presiding Bishop, 1996–2014
49 Arthur Ward 11 September 1976 46, 37, 44, White Southern England
50 Daniel Gilbert Cox (1931–2021) 6 June 1984 44, 40, 43, 48, 47
51 Royal U. Grote Jr. (1946–2016) 7 June 1984 44, 40, 43, 48, 47 Mid-America Presiding Bishop, 2014–2016
52 James Cortez West (1944–2006) 24 June 1984 44, 50, 51, 40, 43, 48, 47 Southeast
53 Kenneth J. W. Powell 1 October 1986 46, 49 Southern England Bishop Primus, Free Church of England
54 Robert Harold Booth (1929–2020) 14 June 1990 48, 51, 43, 52
55 Michael Fedechko (1937–2019) 19 August 1993 51, 54, 53 Canada
56 E. A. "Ted" Follows (1926–2013) 12 September 1993 51, 54, 55 Canada
57 Gregory Keith Hotchkiss 8 June 1996 48, 54, 50, 51, 43 Renounced episcopal office, 30 November 2003[3]
58 George Brian Fincke (1953–2016) 21 June 1996 48, 43, 52, 51 Served in Anglican Province of America
59 Charles Dorrington (b. 1940) 23 June 1996 48, 51, 43, 52, 56 Western Canada and Alaska
60 Daniel R. Morse (b. 1944) 23 August 1996 48, 47, 57, 43, 52, 51, 55, 59 Central States
61 Oommen Samuel 15 September 1996 48, 50, 55, 54, 57
62 John Barry Shucksmith (1937–2022) 19 August 1993 46, 53, 48 England
63 Ray R. Sutton (b. 1950) 29 July 1999 48, 53, 51, 60, 52, 43, 54, 58, Grundorf Mid-America Presiding Bishop, 2016–present
64 John McLean 11 September 1999 53, 48, 51 England
65 Arthur Bentley-Taylor 19 August 1993 53, 54, 51 Northern England
66 David L. Hicks (b. 1963) 16 July 2005 48, 51, 63, 52, 54, 50, 61, 58, Grundorf, Boyce Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
67 Paul Nigel Hunt (b. 1952) 22 July 2006 53, 64, 51, Sutton Southern England
68 John R. K. Fenwick 22 July 2006 64, 53, 51, Sutton Northern England Bishop Primus, Free Church of England
69 Gerhard Meyer 22 October 2006 58, 51, 53 Germany
70 Alphonza Gadsden Sr. (b. 1945) 17 November 2007 48, 43, 51, 66 Southeast
71 William J. White (b. 1947) 17 January 2009 48, 43, 70, 51, 66, 63 Southeast
72 R. Charles Gillin (b. 1951) 29 September 2012 48, 51, 66, 60, Lipka Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
73 Jasmin Milić (b. 1969) 13 May 2013 51, 67, 69 Croatia
74 Peter F. Manto (b. 1950) 6 December 2013 Duncan, 48, 51, 66, 60, Ames Central States
75 Raul Willians Mendez Suarez (b. 1951) 24 May 2014 59, Walters, Uchoa Cuba
76 Josep Miquel Rossello Ferrer 28 September 2014 68, 67, 69 South America
77 Walter Banek (b. 1952) 23 August 2017 Beach, 63, 70, 71, 74, Guernsey, Atwood, Menees, Hobby, Andrews Mid-America
78 Willie J. Hill Jr. (b. 1951) 13 June 2022 Beach, 63, 70, 71, 72, 74, 77, Guernsey, Lowenfield, Lebhar, Bryan, Murdoch Southeast
79 William A. Jenkins Sr. (b. 1963) 29 April 2023 Beach, 63, 70, 71, 72, 74, 77, 78, Dobbs, Iker Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
80 John Boonzaaijer (b. 1968) 15 February 2024 63, Beach, 68, 69, 70, 72, 74, 77, 78, Ackerman, Atwood, Dobbs, Donison, Lowenfield, Lyons, Tighe, Uchoa Cuba
81 Charlie Camlin (b. 1964) 21 March 2024 Beach, 63, 70, 71, 72, 74, 77, 78, 79, 80, Ackerman, Allen, Donison Mid-America

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Price, Annie Darling (1902). A History of the Formation and Growth of the Reformed Episcopal Church, 1873–1902. James M. Armstrong. pp. 264–281.
  2. ^ "Appendix: Record of Consecrations" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of Thirty-Second General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 4–7. 1948.
  3. ^ a b "Consecrations of Bishops" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the Fifty-Fifth General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 201–210. 2017.
  4. ^ Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John (1898). Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography. D. Appleton.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Appendix A: Officers of the General Council" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the Fiftieth General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 220. 2002. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ^ "George David Cummins (1822–1876)". Dickinson College. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  7. ^ a b c d "A HISTORY". Diocese of Mid-America. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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