George Y. Bliss
George Yemens Bliss (March 12, 1864 – July 10, 1924) was an American cleric who was the coadjutor bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont, serving from 1915 until his death in 1924.
The Right Reverend George Yemens Bliss D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Coadjutor Bishop of Vermont | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Vermont |
| Elected | January 12, 1915 |
| In office | 1915-1924 |
| Predecessor | William Farrar Weeks |
| Successor | Samuel B. Booth |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1893 by Henry A. Neely |
| Consecration | April 21, 1915 by Arthur C. A. Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 12, 1864 Shelburne, Vermont, United States |
| Died | July 10, 1924 (aged 60) Burlington, Vermont, United States |
| Buried | Lakeview Cemetery (Burlington, Vermont) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | George Bliss & Mary Adelaide Stevens |
| Spouse | Katherine Lucinda Shattuck |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Vermont |
Early Life and Education
Bliss was born on March 12, 1864, in Shelburne, Vermont, the son of George Bliss and Mary Adelaide Stevens. He studied at the University of Vermont and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1889.[1] The same university awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1904. He also graduated with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from the General Theological Seminary in 1892. He married on November 15, 1893 to Katherine Lucinda Shattuck, and together had three children. [2]
Ordained Ministry
Bliss was ordained deacon on June 12, 1892 by Bishop William Henry Augustus Bissell of Vermont in St Paul's Church.[3] He was then ordained priest in 1893 by Bishop Henry A. Neely of Maine. After ordination to the diaconate, he became curate at St Paul's Church in Burlington, Vermont and in 1899 became rector of the same church. He kept the post till 1915.[4]
Bishop
On January 20, 1915, Bliss was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Vermont. He was consecrated on April 21, 1915 at St Paul's Church in Burlington, Vermont, by the Bishop of Vermont Arthur C. A. Hall. [5] He died as a coadjutor on July 10, 1924.
References
- "Bliss, George Yemens". Who's Who in New England. 2: 129. 1915.
- "Bliss, George Yemens". Who Was Who in America. 1: 107. 1942.
- "Ordinations". Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Vermont. 101–103: 45. 1892.
- "Bliss, Rt. Rev. George Yemens, D.D.". The Living Church Annual and Churchman's Almanac: 62. 1916.
- "Bliss, George Yemens". The New International Year Book: 92. 1925.
- American Church Almanac and Year Book 1920, p. 355.