Harold L. Bowen

Harold Linwood Bowen (April 27, 1886 -- September 11, 1967) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado, serving from 1949 to 1955.

The Right Reverend

Harold Linwood Bowen

D.D.
Bishop of Colorado
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseColorado
ElectedMay 19, 1947
In office1949-1955
PredecessorFred Ingley
SuccessorJoseph Minnis
Orders
OrdinationJune 4, 1911
by Francis Key Brooke
ConsecrationSeptember 29, 1947
by Henry Knox Sherrill
Personal details
Born(1886-04-27)April 27, 1886
Dighton, Massachusetts, United States
DiedSeptember 11, 1967(1967-09-11) (aged 81)
San Diego, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsDavid Irving Bowen & Rebecca Talbot Briggs
Spouse
Elizabeth Sherrill Cockle
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(m. 1916)​
Children3
Previous postCoadjutor Bishop of Colorado (1947-1949)
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma

Early Life and Education

Bowen was born on April 27, 1886 in Dighton, Massachusetts, the son of David Irving Bowen and Rebecca Talbot Briggs. He was educated at the High School in Bedford, Massachusetts, before attending St Stephen's College, and then the University of Oklahoma, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1909.[1] He also studied at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, earning a Bachelor of Divinity in 1918, and awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1934.[2]

Ordained Ministry

Bowen was ordained deacon in May 1910 and priest on June 4, 1911 by Bishop Francis Key Brooke of Oklahoma. He married Elizabeth Sherrill Cockle on September 5, 1916, and together had three children.[3] Between 1914 and 1921, he served as priest at St Paul's Cathedral in Oklahoma City, St Luke's Church in Chickasha, Oklahoma, St Mary's Church in Omaha, Nebraska, and St Paul's Church in Peoria, Illinois. In 1921, he became rector of St Peter's Church in Chicago, wile in 1930, he became rector of St Mark's Church in Evanston, Illinois, where he remained till 1947. [4]

Bishop

On May 19, 1947, Bowen was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Colorado on the forth ballot, during a diocesan convention held in St John's Cathedral. [5] He was then consecrated on September 29, 1947 by Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill.[6] He succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1949. During his episcopate, he worked to extend the missionary program of the diocese. He retired in 1955. Bowen died on September 11, 1967 in his home in San Diego, California, after a brief illness.[7]

References
  1. "BOWEN, Harold Linwood". Who's who on the Pacific Coast. 1951. p. 75.
  2. "BOWEN, Harold Linwood". Who's who in Chicago and Illinois. Vol. 8. 1945. p. 106.
  3. "BOWEN, Rt. Rev. Harold Linwood". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church. 1953. p. 38.
  4. "BOWEN, Harold Linwood". Who's who in the Midwest. Vol. 4. 1954. p. 92.
  5. "Dr. Bowen Elected". The Living Church. Vol. 114 no. 22. 1 June 1947. p. 5.
  6. "Bishop Bowen Consecrated Coadjutor of Colorado". The Living Church. Vol. 115 no. 14. 5 October 1947. p. 5.
  7. "Bowen dies". The Living Church. Vol. 155. 29 October 1967. p. 32.
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