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词条 James M. Maxon
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James Matthew Maxon (1 January 1875 - 8 November 1948) was the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee, serving in that capacity from 1935 to January 1, 1947.

Biography

Maxon was born on January 1, 1875 in Bay City, Michigan, the son of Daniel Marshman Maxson and Anna McKinney. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1907. He was ordained priest by Bishop M. Edward Fawcett. He became rector of Christ Church in Nashville, Tennessee. He was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Tennessee on June 21, 1922 at a special convention of the diocese in Christ Church Nashville, Tennessee. He was consecrated on October 18, 1922 by Thomas F. Gailor, Bishop of Tennessee. He succeeded as Bishop of Tennessee in 1935 and was installed on November 3, 1935 in St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee. Bishop Maxon was instrumental in facilitating the merger of Grace Church and St. Luke's Church Memphis, to form Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church in 1940. He resigned on January 1, 1947 and died on November 8, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee.

References

  • "Bishop Maxon Dies" in The Living Church, November 21, 1948, p. 5.
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