Harry Sherman Longley
| Right Reverend Harry Sherman Longley, D.D. |
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| IV Bishop of Iowa | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| See | Iowa |
| In office | December 27, 1929 - November 1, 1943 |
| Predecessor | Theodore Nevin Morrison |
| Successor | Elwood Lindsay Haines |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | October 23, 1912 by Rt. Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 10, 1868 Cohoes, New York |
| Died | April 5, 1944 (aged 75) Charleston, West Virginia |
| Previous post | Suffragan Bishop of Iowa (1912-1917) Coadjutor Bishop of Iowa (1917-1929) |
Harry Sherman Longley (September 10, 1868 – April 5, 1944) was a 20th-century bishop in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He served the Diocese of Iowa as suffragan bishop from 1912–1917, coadjutor bishop from 1917–1929, and diocesan bishop from 1929-1943. Longley was the first suffragan and coadjutor bishop in Iowa, and the first bishop to resign the office. He is the only bishop of the diocese to serve in three positions.
Longley was born in Cohoes, New York to John Thomas and Maria Elizabeth (Fulton) Longley. He married Hattie Eliza Minkler in Waterford, New York on September 17, 1894. He was educated at St. Stephen’s College (now Bard College, a division of Columbia University) where he received both a bachelor’s and a master’s degrees. He did his seminary training at the General Theological Seminary in New York City. He also received two honorary degrees from GTS: a Doctor of Divinity in 1912 and Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1920.
Longley was a 33rd degree Mason. He had served as Grand Chaplain of the New York State Lodge.
After he was ordained he served parishes in Troy, New York, Milford, Massachusetts and Binghamton, New York. He was serving at St. Mark’s Church in Evanston, Illinois when he was elected suffragan bishop of Iowa.
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