John Burgess (bishop)
John Melville Burgess (March 11, 1909 – August 24, 2003) was the twelfth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts from 1970 to 1975 and the first African American to head an Episcopal diocese.
The Right Reverend John Melville Burgess D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Massachusetts | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| See | Massachusetts |
| In office | 1970–1975 |
| Predecessor | Anson Phelps Stokes Jr. |
| Successor | John Bowen Coburn |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 25, 1935 by John N. McCormick |
| Consecration | June 7, 1962 by Arthur C. Lichtenberger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1909 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| Died | August 24, 2003 (aged 94) Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States |
| Parents | Theodore Thomas Burgess & Ethel Inez Beverly |
| Spouse | Esther J. Taylor |
| Children | 2 |
| Previous post(s) | Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts (1962-1969) Coadjutor Bishop of Massachusetts (1969-1970) |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA, MA) Episcopal Theological School (MDiv) |
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