Abram Newkirk Littlejohn

Abram Newkirk Littlejohn
The Right Reverend; Abram Newkirk Littlejohn; D.D., LL.D., D.C.L.
	Bishop of Long Island
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Long Island
Elected	November 19, 1868
In office	1869–1901
Successor	Frederick Burgess
Orders
Ordination	June 12, 1849; by Thomas Church Brownell
Consecration	January 27, 1869; by Horatio Potter
Personal details
Born	December 13, 1824; Florida, Montgomery County, New York, United States
Died	August 3, 1901 (aged 76); Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
Buried	All Saints Cemetery in Great Neck, New York
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	John Littlejohn & Eleanor Newkirk
Spouse	Jane Matilda Armstrong
Children	3

Abram Newkirk Littlejohn (December 13, 1824 – August 3, 1901) was the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.

Biography

He was born in Florida, Montgomery County, New York and graduated from Union College, Schenectady in 1845. Littlejohn was ordained deacon on March 19, 1848, by William Heathcote DeLancey, and to the priesthood by Thomas Church Brownell on June 12, 1849. As a priest, his first parish was Christ Church (now Christ Church Cathedral), Springfield, MA. In 1868, he was elected Bishop of Central New York, but declined. He was consecrated Bishop of Long Island on January 27, 1869, and served in charge of the American Episcopal churches in Europe from 1874. In 1895, the Right Rev'd Littlejohn, among others, officiated at the wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt to the Duke of Marlborough at St. Thomas Church, New York City.

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