| 词条 | William Appleton Lawrence |
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| type = Bishop | honorific_prefix = The Right Reverend | name = William Appleton Lawrence | honorific_suffix = D.D. | title = Bishop of Western Massachusetts | image = William Appleton Lawrence.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | church = Episcopal Church | archdiocese = | province = | metropolis = | diocese = Western Massachusetts | see = | elected = | term = 1936-1957 | quashed = | predecessor = Thomas Frederick Davies Jr. | successor = Robert McConnell Hatch | opposed = | other_post = | ordination = 1915 | ordained_by = William Lawrence | consecration = 13 January 1937 | consecrated_by = William Lawrence | rank = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|05|21}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | death_date = {{Death date and age|1968|12|21|1889|05|21}} | death_place = | buried = | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = American | religion = Anglican | residence = | parents = William Lawrence & Julia Cunningham | spouse = | children = | occupation = | profession = | education = | alma_mater = | motto = | signature = | signature_alt = | coat_of_arms = | coat_of_arms_alt = | module = | other = }} William Appleton Lawrence (21 May 1889 - 21 December 1968[1]) was the third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts (1937–57).[2][3] His father, William Lawrence, was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1893–1927). Early Life and FamilyLawrence was born on May 21, 1889 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of the Bishop of Massachusetts William Lawrence and Julia Cunningham. He was the grandson of the notable abolitionist Amos Adams Lawrence and a member of an influential "Boston Brahmin" family, founded by his great-great-grandfather and American revolutionary Samuel Lawrence. His great-grandfather was the noted philanthropist Amos Lawrence. Lawrence's brother, Frederic C. Lawrence, was suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1956–68). Education and careerLawrence graduated from Harvard College, as was the tradition in his family. He attended the Union Theological Seminary and the Episcopal Theological Seminary. He also studied at Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin from where he graduated with a Doctor of Divinity in 1929. PriestLawrence was ordained by his father, deacon in 1914 and priest in 1915. He was curate of Grace Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts until 1916 when he became rector of St Stephen's Church in Lynn, Massachusetts. In 1926 he went to Providence, Rhode Island to become rector of Grace Church. BishopOn October 21, 1936, Lawrence was elected as the third bishop to the Diocese of Western Massachusetts. He was consecrated on January 13, 1937 by his father Bishop William Lawrence and the Presiding Bishop James De Wolf Perry. In 1938, Lawrence created the first diocesan council and recommended that lay employees be included under social security. Then, in 1946, he established Camp Bement, which was closed by the diocese in 2009. In his retirement, Lawrence developed what is known today as the Clergy Deployment Office. He was also active in civil rights, ecumenical and world peace causes. Lawrence retired in 1957. He died in December 21, 1968.[4] References1. ^{{cite news |title=William Lawrence, Retired Bishop, 79 |work=The New York Times |date=January 6, 1969 |page=47 }} 2. ^{{cite news |title=Father Consecrates Bishop W. A. Lawrence |work=The New York Times |date=January 14, 1937 |page=46 }} 3. ^{{cite news |title=Bishop Hatch Considered By Massachusetts Diocese |work=The Hartford Courant |date=June 19, 1957 |page=8 }} 4. ^[https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/ENS/ENSpress_release.pl?pr_number=73-17 "Bishop William Lawrence Dies at Age 79"], Episcopal News Service, 27 January 1969. Retrieved on 09 November 2018. External links
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