Reginald Mallett

The Right Reverend James Reginald Mallett S.T.D., D.D.
Bishop of Northern Indiana
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Northern Indiana
Elected	July 26, 1944
In office	1944–1963
Predecessor	Campbell Gray
Successor	Walter C. Klein
Orders
Ordination	December 1918 by Joseph Blount Cheshire
Consecration	October 25, 1944 by Benjamin F. P. Ivins
Personal details
Born	(1893-02-27)February 27, 1893 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died	February 14, 1965(1965-02-14) (aged 71) Durham, North Carolina, United States
Buried	St James' Memorial Chapel, Howe, Indiana
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Frank James Mallett & Mary Emily Long
Spouse	Lucy Atkinson Murchison ​ ​ (m. 1924)​
Children	1
Alma mater	University of North Carolina

James Reginald Mallett (February 27, 1893 – February 14, 1965) was the third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana.

Early life and education

Mallett was born on February 27, 1893, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of the Reverend Frank James Mallett and Mary Emily Long. He was educated at Erasmus Hall High School in New York City, before enrolling at the University of North Carolina from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1915. He also studied at the General Theological Seminary, graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1918, and was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1945. Nashotah House awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1944.

Ordained ministry

Mallett was ordained deacon in May 1918 and priest in December 1918 by the Bishop of North Carolina Joseph Blount Cheshire. He then became priest-in-charge of the Mission in Walnut Cove, North Carolina. In 1922, he became rector of St John's Church in Wilmington, North Carolina, while in 1924, he was made a Canon of the Cathedral chapter of Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio. Between 1928 and 1931, he served as rector of Holy Trinity Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, and between 1931 and 1932, he was rector of Christ Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 1932, he became rector of Grace Church in White Plains, New York, and then rector of Grace and St. Peter's Church, Baltimore, Maryland in 1936, where he remained till 1944.

Bishop

On July 26, 1944, Mallett was elected Bishop of Northern Indiana on the first ballot, during a special convention. He was consecrated on October 25, 1944, in St James' Church, South Bend, Indiana. During his episcopacy, St James' would become the diocesan cathedral (1957). Mallett was episcopal visitor to St. Gregory's Abbey, Three Rivers, Michigan and served as Superior-General of the American Branch of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament from 1946 to 1965. He retired on October 29, 1963, due to failing health. He is buried in St. James Memorial Chapel, Howe, Indiana.