Ernest Vincent Shayler
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Ernest Vincent Shayler (October 11, 1868 – June 25, 1947) was the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska.


Early life and education

Shayler was born on October 11, 1868, in
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, to Charles William Shayler and Charlotte Sherman. At the age of fifteen, he emigrated with his parents to the
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, and settled in
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. He studied at
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and after graduation in 1893, went on to study for the priesthood at
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, from where he graduated in 1896. He was awarded a
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by
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in 1919.


Ordained ministry

Shayler was ordained deacon in 1893, and priest on November 10, 1897, by Bishop Boyd Vincent of Southern Ohio. He served as assistant at Trinity Church in
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between 1893 and 1894, and then became deacon-in-charge, and afterward rector, of Calvary Church in
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. In 1900, he then became rector of Grace Church in
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, and in 1909, he transferred to
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to serve as rector of St Mark's Church. During the First World War, he was a civilian chaplain at the
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.


Episcopacy

Shayler was elected Bishop of Nebraska in May 1919 on the second ballot. He was consecrated on September 11, 1919, by Bishop Frederick W. Keator of Olympia. He remained in office until 1938. Shayler died on June 25, 1947, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in
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Books

*The Making of a Churchman (1908) *The Making and Life of the Church


See also

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List of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America This list consists of the bishops in The Episcopal Church, an independent province of the Anglican Communion. This shows the historical succession of the episcopate within this church. Key to chart The number references the sequence of consecrat ...


References

1868 births 1947 deaths Kenyon College alumni Episcopal bishops of Nebraska {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub