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Philander Chase


Philander Chase
6th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
ChurchEpiscopal Church
In office1843–1852
PredecessorAlexander Viets Griswold
SuccessorThomas Church Brownell
Other post(s)Bishop of Illinois (1835-1852)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ohio (1819-1832)
Orders
OrdinationNovember 10, 1799
by Samuel Provoost
ConsecrationFebruary 11, 1819
by William White
Personal details
BornDecember 14, 1775
DiedSeptember 20, 1852(1852-09-20) (aged 76)
Brimfield, Illinois, United States
BuriedJubilee College
ParentsDudley Chase & Alice Corbett
SpouseMary Fay (m. 1796; d. 1818)
Sophia May Ingraham (m. 1819)
Children6
SignaturePhilander Chase's signature
Sainthood
Feast daySeptember 22
Venerated inEpiscopal Church

Philander Chase (December 14, 1775 – September 20, 1852) was an Episcopal Church bishop, educator, and pioneer of the United States western frontier, especially in Ohio and Illinois.


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