Edward William Osborne
Edward William Osborne SSJE (January 5, 1845 - July 5, 1926) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield.
Edward William Osborne | |
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| Bishop of Springfield | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Springfield |
| Elected | 1904 |
| In office | 1906–1916 |
| Predecessor | George Franklin Seymour |
| Successor | Granville Hudson Sherwood |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1870 by Charles Ellicott |
| Consecration | October 23, 1904 by George Franklin Seymour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1845 Calcutta, India |
| Died | July 5, 1926 (aged 81) San Diego, California, US |
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| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents |
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| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Springfield (1904–1906) |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
Biography
Edward William Osborne was born in Calcutta, India, on January 5, 1845, son of Francis Osborne and Louisa White.[1] He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, graduating in 1869. He was ordained deacon in 1869, and priest in 1870. He became curate of Highworth in 1869 and then of Kenn, Devon, in 1872. He then served as a priest of the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Boston from 1878 to 1904.[2]
In 1904, Osborne was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Springfield, and was consecrated to the episcopate on October 23, 1904. He became diocesan bishop in 1906, and retiring as Bishop of Springfield in 1916. He died in San Diego, California.[3]
References
- Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. (1914). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. Vol. IV. American Publishers Association. p. 344. Retrieved July 22, 2020 – via Google Books.
- "OSBORNE, EDWARD WILLIAM". The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: 279. 1949.
- "Osborne". Los Angeles Times. July 8, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved July 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
