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James Loughlin Duncan (September 11, 1913 – July 20, 2000), the first Bishop of Southeast Florida, was born in
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, the son of Scottish and Irish immigrants Robert Duncan and his wife, Mary (O'Loughlin) Duncan. He died in 2000, a resident of
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.''Episcopal Clerical Directory, 1981'' New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, p. 181


Education

James Loughlin Duncan attended
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and received a
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(BA) in 1935 and a
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(MA) in 1936. He studied theology at the
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, in
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and received a
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(BD) in 1939, and an
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(hon DD) in 1962. He was an initiate of the Kappa chapter of the
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, later transferring to the Epsilon chapter, and finally to the Alpha Alpha chapter. From 1955-1957 he served as the Knight Commander of the Order.


Ministry

James L. Duncan was ordained to the diaconate in July 1938 and to the priesthood in July 1939, both by Bishop Henry J. Mikell of Atlanta. He served as
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of All Saints Episcopal Church,
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, from 1939 to 1940, when he left to become rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, in
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, where he stayed until 1945. From 1945 to 1950, he was rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, in
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, His last rectorship at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, in
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began in 1950 and ended in 1961 when he was elected
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of the Episcopal Diocese of South Florida. In 1969, he was elected the first bishop of the newly formed Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and served until he retired in 1980. After retirement, Duncan remained active in the diocese. He served on the board of Trinity Episcopal School (now
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) and taught seventh grade religion there from 1983 to 1985. The Duncan Center in
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, is named in his honor.


Family

James L. Duncan married Evelyn Burgess on July 27, 1943. They had three children, and eight grand-children. She died in January 1967, and Duncan married Elaine Lucille Beisler Gaither on October 7, 1967 (Elaine is the maternal grandmother of actor
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).


See also

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Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States 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


External links


All Saints Atlanta, Georgia

All Saints Winter Park, Florida

The Diocese of Southeast Florida





St. Peter's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Florida
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, James Loughlin 1913 births 2000 deaths Emory University alumni People from Coral Gables, Florida Sewanee: The University of the South alumni 20th-century American Episcopal priests Episcopal bishops of Southeast Florida Episcopal bishops of South Florida 20th-century American bishops