Boyd Vincent (May 18, 1845 – January 14, 1935) was a bishop of the

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from 1889 to 1929.

Biography

Vincent was born in

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, on May 18, 1845, the son of Bethuel Boyd Vincent, a banker, and Sarah Ann Strong. He was a younger brother of Brigadier General Strong Vincent. Vincent graduated with a

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from

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in 1867, and attended Berkeley Seminary in

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from 1869 to 1871. In 1889, he was awarded a

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, and a

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Ordained ministry

Returning home, he was ordained deacon on June 18, 1871, and became assistant at St Paul's Church in

. He was ordained priest on June 12, 1872 at St Paul's Church by Bishop

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of Pittsburgh. He served as rector of the Church of the Cross and Crown in

between 1872 and 1874. He then moved to Calvary Church East Liberty in

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, to serve as rector in 1874.

Bishop

Vincent was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Ohio in 1888, and was consecrated in St Paul's Church,

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, on January 25, 1889, by Bishop

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of Colorado. He then succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1904, and remained in office till his resignation in 1929. He died on January 14, 1935.

Written work

He authored ''Our Family of Vincents'' in 1924, a privately printed family history, as well as dedicated

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in Erie in 1930 before his death.Our Family of Vincents

References

1845 births 1935 deaths Yale College alumni Berkeley Divinity School alumni Episcopal bishops of Southern Ohio {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub