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Vedder Van Dyck

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The Right Reverend

Vedder Van Dyck

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Vermont
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseVermont
ElectedNovember 12, 1935
In office1936–1960
PredecessorSamuel B. Booth
SuccessorHarvey Butterfield
Orders
Ordination1915
by Edwin Stevens Lines
ConsecrationFebruary 24, 1936
by James De Wolf Perry
Personal details
BornJuly 18, 1889
DiedAugust 2, 1960(1960-08-02) (aged 71)
Burlington, Vermont, United States
BuriedRock Point Cemetery, Burlington
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsVedder Van Dyck & Emily Adams
SpouseMay Estelle Ketcham
Children1
Alma materColumbia College

Vedder Van Dyck (July 18, 1889 - August 2, 1960) was the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont.[1]

Biography

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A graduate of Columbia College (1918)[2] and the General Theological Seminary in New York (1914),[3] he was consecrated on February 24, 1936.[4] His consecrators were James DeWolf Perry, Henry Knox Sherrill and John T. Dallas.[5] Prior to this, Van Dyck was served Saint Mary's Church in Amityville, New York, where he was ordained as deacon (April 25, 1914), priest (1915), and priest-in-charge and rector (1917–1929).[6] He died in office on August 2, 1960, and was succeeded by Harvey D. Butterfield.[1]

He was a Freemason under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Michaud, John Stephen (May 7, 2010). Christianity in Vermont: Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, New England Annual Conference, New England District. General Books. ISBN 978-1-1558-3472-6.
  2. ^ Catalogue. Columbia University. March 9, 1918. p. 339. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  3. ^ The General Theological Seminary Catalogue. New York: Chelsea Square. 1914. p. 101.
  4. ^ The order of service for the consecration of the Reverend Vedder Van Dyck as a bishop in the church of God. 1936. OCLC 12429135.
  5. ^ "Bishops in The Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA (aka The Episcopal Church)". Robert G. Eaton. 26 March 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "Clergy, Past and Present". St. Mary's Church. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  7. ^ Denslow, William R. (1957). 10,000 Famous Freemasons. Columbia, Missouri, USA: Missouri Lodge of Research. (digital document by phoenixmasonry: vol. 1, 2, 3, 4)