William F. Lewis

William Fisher Lewis (15 May 1902 - 6 September 1964) was an Episcopal prelate who served as Bishop of Nevada from 1942 to 1959 and Bishop of Olympia from 1960 to 1964.

The Right Reverend William Fisher Lewis S.T.D
Bishop of Olympia
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Olympia
In office	1960-1964
Predecessor	Stephen F. Bayne Jr.
Successor	Ivol Curtis
Orders
Ordination	October 1926
Consecration	12 May 1942 by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born	May 15, 1902 Elmsford, New York, United States
Died	September 6, 1964 (aged 62)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Charles Smith Lewis & Ethel Lynde Digbee Oliver

Education

Lewis was born on May 15, 1902 in Elmsford, New York, the son of the Reverend Charles Smith Lewis and Ethel Lynde Digbee Oliver. He was educated at St Luke's school in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Harvard University in 1923 with a Bachelor of Arts. Later he attended the General Theological Seminary from where he graduated in 1926.

Ordination

Lewis was ordain deacon in April 1926 and served as deacon of Pennington and Broad Street Missions in Trenton, New Jersey. He was ordained priest in October 1926. He was appointed priest-in-charge of Madison Valley Missions in Montana. In 1931 he became rector of St James' Church in Bozeman, Montana and in 1936 rector of St Paul's Church in Burlington, Vermont.[1]

Bishop

On February 18, 1942, Lewis was elected Bishop of Nevada by the House of Bishops. He was consecrated bishop on May 12, 1942 by Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker in Grace Cathedral, San Francisco.[2] He remained in Nevada till 1959 when he was elected as Coadjutor Bishop of Olympia on 12 June of that year. He assumed his new position on October 1, 1959 and succeeded as diocesan on January 1, 1960. He died in 1964.

References

1. "Lewis, William Fisher". The Living Church: 70–71. 1943.
2. "Order taken for consecration of the Rev. William Fisher Lewis". The Living Church. 104 (18): 5. May 3, 1942.