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Sylvanus Charles Breyfogel (July 20, 1851November 24, 1934) was an American
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of the
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, elected in 1891.


Life

Sylvanus Breyfogel was born in
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to Sarah Ely and Seneca Breyfogel. He married Kate Boas in 1877 and together they had two sons and four daughters. He attended Reading High School; the Union Seminary of Pennsylvania;
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, from which he received a Ph.B;
Otterbein University Otterbein University is a private university in Westerville, Ohio, United States. The university was founded in 1847 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and named for United Brethren founder, Philip William Otterbein. It has been as ...
(D.D, 1891); and
Ohio Northern University Ohio Northern University (Ohio Northern or ONU) is a private college in Ada, Ohio, United States. Founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in 1871, ONU offers over 60 programs across five undergraduate and graduate colleges and is affiliated with the Unit ...
(
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, 1909).


Career

Breyfogel was licensed to preach by the East Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the Evangelical Association. He was
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in 1873. He served as a
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and as a district superintendent until his election to the episcopacy. Breyfogel was made a bishop by the 1891 General Conference of the Evangelical Association, in which position he served for 39 years. He retired at the 1930 General Conference. As of 1912, he was chair of the theology department at Schuylkill Seminary, since absorbed into
Albright College Albright College is a private liberal arts college in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1856 and had an enrollment of 1,652 students as of fall 2023. History Albright College traces its founding to 1856 when "Union Sem ...
.


See also

*
List of bishops of the United Methodist Church This is a list of bishops of the United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations, in order of their election to the episcopacy, both living and dead. 1784–1807 ;Founders * Thomas Coke 1784 * Francis Asbury 1784 * Richard Whatcoat ...


References

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