The Right Reverend John Bowen Coburn |
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Bishop of Massachusetts | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Massachusetts |
In office | 1976-1986 |
Predecessor | John Burgess |
Successor | David Elliot Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Danbury, Connecticut, United States |
September 27, 1914
Died | August 8, 2009 Bedford, Massachusetts, United States |
(aged 94)
Nationality | American |
Parents | Aaron C. Coburn |
Spouse | Ruth Alvord Barnum (1941-2002) |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
John Bowen Coburn (September 27, 1914 – August 8, 2009) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts from 1976 to 1986.
In 1958 he was elected to become Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington but he turned it down.