Michael W. Creighton
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Michael Whittington Creighton was ninth bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania The Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania is one of the dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It was established in 1904 as the Diocese of Harrisburg, separating from the original Diocese of Central Pennsylvania ...
from 1996 till 2006.


Biography

Creighton is the former rector of St Stephen's Church in
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. He was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Central Pennsylvania in 1995 and consecrated on November 18, 1995 by Presiding Bishop
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in the Founder's Hall on the campus of Milton Hershey School in
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. He became diocesan bishop on January 1, 1996 and retired in 2006. He is the son of Bishop William Creighton and the grandson of Bishop Frank W. Creighton.


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Bishop Consecrated in Central Pennsylvania
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