Samuel Allen McCoskry (November 9, 1804 – August 1, 1886), was the first Bishop of Michigan in the

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, but was deposed by the House of Bishops.

Biography

Samuel McCoskry was born in

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, on November 9, 1804, the son of Dr Samuel Allen McCoskry, a

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, and Scottish-born Alison Nisbet. He attended the

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for two years, then graduated from

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in 1825; was ordained deacon and priest in 1833 in Christ Church,

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. After serving as rector of St. Paul's Church,

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, for two years, he was elected first bishop of the

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and was consecrated at St. Paul's on July 7, 1836. McCrosky resigned in 1878, citing ill health, but allegations of moral misconduct came to light, and he fled to Europe. The

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was unable to investigate McCoskry because of his absence, so it voted to depose him on the grounds of abandoning his diocese. McCoskry was deposed on December 3, 1878, and died August 1, 1886."Bishop M'Coskry Deposed"
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'', September 4, 1878

Consecrators

* The Most Reverend Henry Ustick Onderdonk, 2nd

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* The Right Reverend

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, 2nd

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* The Right Reverend

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to Northwest Samuel Allen McCoskry was the 32nd

consecrated for the Episcopal Church.

References

* ''The Episcopal Church Annual''. Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005).

External links

Web site of the Episcopal Church

Web site of the Diocese of Michigan
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