Campbell Gray (January 6, 1879 – May 16, 1944) was an American bishop of the Episcopal Church. He was the second Bishop of Northern Indiana.

Early life and education

Gray was born on January 6, 1879, in

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, the son of an Episcopal priest and later bishop, William Crane Gray, and his second wife, Fannie Campbell (Bowers) Gray. He attended the

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, and received a B.A. in 1901 and an M.A. in 1902. He started his theological studies at Sewanee but transferred after one year to the

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where he graduated in 1904.

Ministry

Gray was ordained to the diaconate in 1904 and to the priesthood in 1905. He worked as a missionary in Southern Florida from 1904 to 1914 when he became vicar of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church in

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. He stayed there until 1922 when he left to become rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in

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. In 1925 he was elected bishop coadjutor of the

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, but

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died before he could be consecrated so Gray was immediately consecrated to the episcopate immediately as the diocesan bishop.

Family

Gray married Virginia Neil Morgan (born September 18, 1886) on November 1, 1905. They had five children, one son, Francis Campbell Gray, became an Episcopal priest and the sixth Bishop of Northern Indiana. Gray's wife died in February 1978 while residing in

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Honorary doctorates

In 1925, Gray was awarded an honorary

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(D.D.) degree by

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and, in 1926, honorary doctorates from Sewanee (D.D.) and the General Theological Seminary ( S.T.D.).

Death and burial

Gray died on May 16, 1944, when residing in

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.''Who Was Who in America'', vol. 2 (1943-1950), Chicago: A. N. Marquis Company, 1963, p. 219. He was buried next to his wife in the crypt of St. James Memorial Chapel on the grounds of

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Resources

* ''Who Was Who in America'', vol. 2 (1943–1950), Chicago: A.N Marquis Company, 1963, p. 219

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Campbell Episcopal bishops of Indiana 1944 deaths 1879 births Sewanee: The University of the South alumni People from Bolivar, Tennessee People from Mishawaka, Indiana People from Davenport, Florida Episcopal bishops of Northern Indiana