Davis Sessums

Davis Sessums
The Right Reverend; Davis Sessums; D.D.
	Bishop of Louisiana
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Louisiana
Elected	April 10, 1891
In office	1891-1929
Predecessor	John Nicholas Galleher
Successor	James Craik Morris
Orders
Ordination	August 13, 1882; by Alexander Gregg
Consecration	June 24, 1891; by Charles Todd Quintard
Personal details
Born	July 7, 1858; Houston, Texas, United States
Died	December 24, 1929 (aged 71); New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Buried	Metairie Cemetery
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Alexander Sessums & Mary Runnels
Spouse	Alice Castleman Galleher
Children	2
Previous post	Coadjutor Bishop of Louisiana (1891)

Davis Sessums (July 7, 1858 - December 24, 1929) was a bishop of Louisiana in The Episcopal Church.[1][2]

Biography

Sessums was born on July 7, 1858 in Houston, Texas, the son of Alexander Sessums and Mary Runnels. He was educated at Sewanee: The University of the South and graduated with first honors in 1878. He studied law at the University of Virginia.

He was ordained deacon on February 5, 1882 and priest on August 13 of the same year by Alexander Gregg, Bishop of Texas. He served as rector of Grace Church in Galveston, Texas and later in 1883 he became rector of Calvary Church in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1883 he transferred to New Orleans and became rector of Christ Church, the present day cathedral. He remained in this post until 1891, when on April 10, he was unanimously elected Coadjutor Bishop of Louisiana. He was consecrated on June 24. That same year he was elected and succeeded as diocesan bishop after the death Bishop Galleher on December 7. During his episcopacy he was instrumental in establishing New Orleans oldest parish church into the Cathedral church of Louisiana, it being the church he served as rector between 1883 and 1891.

References

"Mr. Sessums Chosen: elected assistant bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana" (PDF). The New York Times. April 10, 1891. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
"Bishop Sessums Recovering: Louisiana prelate has just undergone a severe surgical operation" (PDF). The New York Times. September 30, 1899. Retrieved 2015-08-17.

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[1] "Mr. Sessums Chosen: elected assistant bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana" (PDF). The New York Times. April 10, 1891. Retrieved 2015-08-17.

[2] "Bishop Sessums Recovering: Louisiana prelate has just undergone a severe surgical operation" (PDF). The New York Times. September 30, 1899. Retrieved 2015-08-17.