Samuel Allen McCoskry
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Right Reverend Samuel Allen McCoskry |
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| I Bishop of Michigan | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Michigan |
| Successor | Samuel Smith Harris |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | Deacon in 1825, priest in 1833 |
| Consecration | 1836 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 9, 1804 Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 1, 1886 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy, Dickinson College |
Samuel Allen McCoskry (November 9, 1804 – August 1, 1886), was the first bishop of Michigan in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, but was deposed by the House of Bishops.
Samuel McCoskry was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on November 9, 1804. He attended the United States Military Academy for two years, then graduated from Dickinson College in 1825; was ordained deacon and priest in 1833 in Christ Church, Reading, Pennsylvania. After serving as rector of St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia, for two years, he was elected first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan and was consecrated at St. Paul's on July 7, 1836. McCrosky resigned in 1878, citing ill health, but allegations of moral misconduct came to light, and he fled to Europe. The House of Bishops was unable to investigate McCoskry because of his absence, so it voted to depose him on the grounds of abandoning his diocese. McCoskry was deposed on December 3, 1878, and died August 1, 1886.
Samuel Allen McCoskry was the 32nd bishop consecrated for the Episcopal Church.
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