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William Mercer Green (grandson)

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The Right Reverend

William Mercer Green

D.D.
Bishop of Mississippi
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMississippi
In office1938–1942
PredecessorTheodore DuBose Bratton
SuccessorDuncan Montgomery Gray Sr.
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi (1919-1938)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 9, 1900
by Hugh Miller Thompson
ConsecrationMay 20, 1919
by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born(1876-07-12)July 12, 1876
DiedNovember 12, 1942(1942-11-12) (aged 66)
Columbus, Mississippi, United States
BuriedGreenwood Cemetery (Jackson, Mississippi)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsDuncan Cameron Green & Arabella Bott
SpousePauline Leila Priestly
Children3
Alma materSewanee: The University of the South

William Mercer Green (July 12, 1876 – November 12, 1942), was the 4th Bishop of Mississippi from 1938 till 1942. He was the grandson of William Mercer Green, the 1st Bishop of Mississippi.

Education

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Green attended the public schools of Greenville, Mississippi. Later he studied theology and graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South. He also earned his Doctor of Divinity from the same university.[1]

Priest

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In 1899 Green was ordained deacon and priest a year later. Most of his priesthood was spent as rector of parishes around Mississippi.[2] He also served as rector of St John's Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was also Dean of All Saints College in Vicksburg, Mississippi. His last post prior to his election was as rector of St Andrew's Church in Jackson, Mississippi.[3]

Bishop

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In 1919 Green was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi. He succeeded Bishop Theodore DuBose Bratton as diocesan bishop upon his retirement in 1938. His episcopacy was mostly focused on rural work in the diocese. Green died in office on November 12, 1942. His funeral was held on November 16 and was presided over by R. Bland Mitchell, Bishop of Arkansas.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Green, William Mercer". Who's Who in the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, 1934: 45. 1934.
  2. ^ "Green, William Mercer". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 111. 1941.
  3. ^ "Green, William Mercer". The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. 3: 431. 1967.
  4. ^ "Bishop Green Dies". The Living Church. Vol. 105, no. 21. November 22, 1942. p. 3.