Charles Scadding (November 25, 1861 – May 27, 1914) was a Canadian-born American Episcopal Church cleric who served as the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon from 1906 to 1914.

Early life and education

Scadding was born in

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in 1861 to Henry Simcoe Scadding and Elizabeth Winder Wedd. He attended

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, graduating with a

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in 1885.

Ordained ministry

He was ordained deacon on July 26, 1885 and to the priesthood on July 18, 1886 by Bishop

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of Toronto. As a deacon he served at St John's Church in

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. In 1886 he became assistant rector at St George's Church in Manhattan, remaining there until 1890. He then served as rector in Christ Church in Middletown, New York, and Trinity Church in

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. Scadding was also a lecturer for the London Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.

Family

On July 11, 1888, Scadding married Nellie Davy Donaldson. She died on November 12, 1894. On May 12, 1896, he married Mary Robinson Pomeroy.

Bishop

On September 29, 1906, Scadding was consecrated Bishop of Oregon. Scadding replaced Benjamin Wistar Morris, who had passed that same year. Morris's old age at the end of his episcopate had led to issues in the diocese. Scadding found the episcopal residence in disrepair and, 1910, commissioned a new home. Both the old residence and the 1911-built structure were known as Bishopcroft.

Death

Scadding died of

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on March 29, 1914, in

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References

*Joseph Gaston, ''Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders'' (Portland, S.J. Clarke, 1911, Volume 2), p. 764. 1861 births 1914 deaths Episcopal Church in Oregon 19th-century American Episcopalians Episcopal bishops of Oregon Clergy from Toronto Trinity College (Canada) alumni {{US-bishop-stub