John Croes

John Croes (June 1, 1762 – July 26, 1832) was a prelate in the Episcopal Church who served as the first Bishop of New Jersey.

The Right Reverend John Croes D.D.
Bishop of New Jersey
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	New Jersey
Elected	August 30, 1815
In office	1815-1832
Successor	George Washington Doane
Orders
Ordination	March 4, 1792 by William White
Consecration	November 19, 1815 by William White
Personal details
Born	June 1, 1762 Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
Died	July 26, 1832 (aged 70) New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Buried	Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Jacob Croes & Charlotte Christiana Feigart
Spouse	Martha Crane
Children	8

Biography

Croes was born on June 1, 1762 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of two German immigrants Jacob Croes and Charlotte Christiana Feigart. He served in the Revolutionary War as a sergeant and quartermaster. He studied for the ministry of the Episcopal Church and was ordained deacon by Bishop William White in Philadelphia, on February 28, 1790, and priest on March 4, 1792. He was uniformly active and zealous in the service of the Church, in both diocesan and general conventions. He first served as rector of Trinity Church, Swedesboro, New Jersey, and was called as rector of Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1801, and also served as principal of Rutgers Preparatory School. He was elected bishop of New Jersey in the summer, and was consecrated at St Peter's Church in Philadelphia on November 19, 1815. He is buried beneath the chancel of Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

See also

• Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States

External links

• Historical material by John Croes from Project Canterbury
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080820044519/http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~lesk/church/