Cleland Kinloch Nelson
Cleland Kinloch Nelson (May 23, 1852 - February 12, 1917) was the Third Bishop of the U.S. state of Georgia and the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. Nelson was the 160th bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA).
The Right Reverend Cleland Kinloch Nelson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Atlanta | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Atlanta |
| Elected | December 4, 1907 |
| In office | 1907–1917 |
| Successor | Henry J. Mikell |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 22, 1876 by William Bacon Stevens |
| Consecration | February 24, 1892 by Charles Todd Quintard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1852 Cobham, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 1917 (aged 64) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Buried | Westview Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Keating Simons Nelson & Julia Ann Rogers |
| Spouse | Maria Bruce Matthews |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Georgia (1892-1907) |
| Education | St. John's College, B.A. |
| Alma mater | University of the South, D.D. Berkeley Divinity School, D.D. |
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