Frederick G. Budlong

Frederick Grandy Budlong (July 10, 1881 – September 25, 1953) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut from 1934 to 1950. Born in Camden, New York, he died in Hartford, Connecticut.

The Right Reverend Frederick Grandy Budlong D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Connecticut
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Connecticut
In office	1934-1951
Predecessor	Edward Campion Acheson
Successor	Walter H. Gray
Orders
Ordination	December 1907 by Samuel Cook Edsall
Consecration	December 16, 1931 by James De Wolf Perry
Personal details
Born	July 10, 1881 Camden, New York, United States
Died	September 25, 1953 (aged 72) West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Buried	Sunset Hill Cemetery, Clinton, New York
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Review Frank Dorr Budlong & Sarah Elizabeth Hale Grandy
Spouse	Mary Elizabeth Corbett Kathleen Faulconer Kelly
Previous post	Coadjutor Bishop of Connecticut (1931-1934)

Early life and education

Budlong was born on July 10, 1881 in Camden, New York, the son of Review Frank Dorr Budlong and Sarah Elizabeth Hale Grandy. In 1900 he graduated from Shattuck-Saint Mary's, in Faribault, Minnesota. He also studied at the Hobart College from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1904. He undertook theological studies at the General Theological Seminary and graduated in 1907. He was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Hobart in 1920 and from General Theological Seminary in 1932. he was also granted a Doctor of Divinity from the University of Pittsburgh in 1921 and another from Trinity College in 1932.

Priesthood

Budlong was ordained deacon in June 1907 and priest in December of the same year, both by Bishop Samuel Cook Edsall of Minnesota. Between 1907 and 1909 he served as curate the Church of St John the Evangelist in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1909 he became rector of Christ Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota and in 1912, rector of Christ Church in Winnetka, Illinois. From 1916 till 1921 he was rector of St Peter's Church in Chicago. In 1915 he also became the first principal of the Diocesan School of Religious Instruction in Chicago. Later, in 1921, he became rector of the Church of the Ascension in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also served as rector of Christ Church in Greenwich, Connecticut between 1925 and 1931.

Bishop

Budlong was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Connecticut in 1931. He was consecrated on December 16, 1931 by Presiding Bishop James De Wolf Perry. He succeeded as diocesan bishop on January 28, 1934. He retired in 1951 and died suddenly of a stroke on September 25, 1953.[1]

Family

Budlong married Mary Elizabeth Corbett on April 30, 1910. After her death on June 12, 1946, he married Kathleen Faulconer Kelly on November 18, 1947.

See also

• List of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

References

1. "Frederick Grandy Budlong", Episcopal Church in Connecticut. Retrieved on 21 February 2019.

External links

• National Portrait Gallery photograph