Nelson Somerville Rulison

Nelson Somerville Rulison (April 24, 1842 – September 1, 1897) was second bishop of Central Pennsylvania.

The Right Reverend

Nelson Somerville Rulison

D.D.
Bishop of Central Pennsylvania
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseCentral Pennsylvania
Elected1891
In office1891–1897
PredecessorMark Antony De Wolfe Howe
SuccessorEthelbert Talbot
Orders
OrdinationNovember 30, 1866
by Horatio Potter
ConsecrationOctober 28, 1884
by Alfred Lee
Personal details
Born(1842-04-24)April 24, 1842
Carthage, New York, United States
DiedSeptember 1, 1897(1897-09-01) (aged 55)
Mannheim, German Empire
BuriedNisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsNelson J Rulison & Sophia Van Antwerp
SpouseGeorgia Blanche Rice
Children5
Previous post(s)Assistant Bishop of Central Pennsylvania (1884-1891)
SignatureNelson Somerville Rulison's signature

Biography

Rulison was born on April 24, 1842, in Carthage, New York, born to a family whose ancestors were German nobles. He studied at the General Theological Seminary in New York City and graduated in 1866 after which he was ordained deacon. He served as assistant minister of the Church of the Annunciation in New York City. In 1867, he became rector of Zion Church in Morris, New York. In 1876 he transferred to Cleveland, Ohio, to become rector of St Paul's Church.

Rulison was elected Assistant Bishop of Central Pennsylvania (present day Diocese of Bethlehem) on June 12, 1884. He was subsequently consecrated on October 28, 1884, by Presiding Bishop Alfred Lee and co-consecrate by William Bacon Stevens, Bishop of Pennsylvania and Samuel Smith Harris, Bishop of Michigan. He was consecrated in St Paul's Church in Cleveland, Ohio. He became Bishop of Central Pennsylvania in 1891.

He died in Mannheim, Germany on September 1, 1897.[1]

References
  1. The Rt. Rev. Nelson Somerville Rulison. 1896. p. 3. Retrieved January 5, 2016. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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