Frank W. Creighton
Frank Whittington Creighton (3 December 1879 - 23 December 1948) was an American Episcopal bishop.
The Right Reverend Frank Whittington Creighton D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Michigan | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Michigan |
| In office | 1940-1948 |
| Predecessor | Herman Page |
| Successor | Richard S. M. Emrich |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1915 |
| Consecration | January 12, 1926 by John Gardner Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1879 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | December 23, 1948 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Thomas Creighton & Elizabeth Whittington |
| Spouse | Maude R. Hawk |
| Previous post | Bishop of Mexico (1926-1933) Suffragan Bishop of Long Island (1933-1937) Coadjutor Bishop of Michigan (1937-1940) |
He was the second missionary bishop of the Diocese of Mexico, sixth bishop of the Diocese of Michigan, and a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Long Island in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
Family
His son, William Forman Creighton, was the fifth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, and grandson, Michael W. Creighton, was the ninth bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.[1]
References
- Michigan Historical Records Survey (1940). Inventory of the Church Archives of Michigan: Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Northern Michigan, p. 14. Michigan Historical records survey project, Ann Arbor, MI.
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| Preceded by Henry Damerel Aves |
2nd Missionary Bishop of Mexico 1926 - 1930 |
Succeeded by Efrain Salinas y Velasco |
| Preceded by Herman Page |
6th Bishop of Michigan 1940 - 1948 |
Succeeded by Richard S. M. Emrich |
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