John Bowen Coburn
The Right Reverend John Bowen Coburn | |
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Bishop of Massachusetts | |
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Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Massachusetts |
In office | 1976-1986 |
Predecessor | John Burgess |
Successor | David Elliot Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Danbury, Connecticut, United States | September 27, 1914
Died |
August 8, 2009 94) Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | (aged
Nationality | American |
Parents | Aaron C. Coburn |
Spouse | Ruth Alvord Barnum (1941-2002) |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
John Bowen Coburn (September 27, 1914 – August 8, 2009) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts from 1976 to 1986.
Life
In 1958 he was elected to become Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington but he turned it down.[1]
References
- ↑ Quinn, Frederick (2014). A House of Prayer for all People, A History of Washington National Cathedral. Morehouse Publishing Company. p. 57. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
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