Oliver Leland Loring

The Right Reverend
Oliver Leland Loring
D.D.
Bishop of Maine
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Maine
In office 1941-1968
Predecessor Benjamin Brewster
Successor Frederick Wolf
Orders
Ordination 1909
Consecration 1941
Personal details
Born (1904-01-05)January 5, 1904
Newtonville, Massachusetts, United States
Died November 3, 1979(1979-11-03) (aged 75)
Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Buried South Dartmouth Cemetery, Dartmouth
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
Parents Richard T. Loring & Mary Amory Leland
Spouse Elizabeth Brewster
Alma mater Harvard University

Oliver Leland Loring (5 January 1904 - 3 November 1979) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, serving from 1941 to 1968.

Biography

Oliver Leland Loring was born in Newtonville, Massachusetts, the son of the Reverend Richard Tuttle Loring and Mary Leland Loring. He was a graduate of Harvard University and the Episcopal Theological School and held honorary doctoral degrees from Bowdoin College and the General Theological Seminary.[1] Loring was ordained priest in 1931 and served parishes in New Bedford and Dorchester, Massachusetts. He was consecrated bishop of Maine in 1941. Bishop Loring was active in diocesan matters, especially youth and Christian education work. He carried this interest into his episcopate and was a key factor in the development of the diocesan camps and conferences. He was a trustee of the General Seminary and served as the Province I representative to the National (Executive) Council. In 1935 he married Elizabeth Brewster Loring. They had three children.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Oliver Leland Loring", Find a Grave. Retrieved on 13 July 2018.
  2. ↑ . Retrieved on 13 July 2018.



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